Example sentences of "i [vb base] it as a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | so he goes , no he goes I , I mean it as a slovenly woman , like you 're |
| 2 | I picture it as a large , grey , multi-headed dragon . |
| 3 | I use it as a listening device — a rabbit and ferret locator . |
| 4 | But I , I mean I use it as a , that may be the psychology behind it , but I use it as a bad example of , for obvious reasons , and there 's a real bad example , and there may be some politics behind it , there 's What I think is a good example : ‘ Southeast Arts ’ sorry , ‘ Southeast Tourist Board , South of England Board . ’ |
| 5 | Sometimes I think it as a transcendent sound which speaks of unknown powers , of cosmic storms and sun winds sighing in the brain . |
| 6 | I try to justify it in terms of training the intellect to think in an abstract and critical way , so I regard it as a general education . |
| 7 | It is therefore a matter which lies within my discretion as to whether or not I take it as a late objection . |
| 8 | ‘ My Lords , I have already disclaimed the intention of discussing the scope of the rule in O'Reilly v. Mackman but , even if I treat it as a general rule , there are many indications in favour of a liberal attitude towards the exceptions contemplated but not spelt out by Lord Diplock . |
| 9 | I see it as a personal thing . ’ |
| 10 | I myself have no inclinations towards mysticism whatsoever : I see it as a conscious attempt to transcend the exigencies of the material world , including poverty , in the interest or pursuit of some higher mode of consciousness . |
| 11 | I see it as a silly gesture springing from her work in advertising , the promotion of appearance over substance . |
| 12 | The sunlight is falling like a gentle rain and I see it as a silent , unpolluting fuel ; which when it reaches the ground bursts forth in leaves and flowers and is the strength which upholds the trees , and if it failed , all life would fail . |
| 13 | His view of contemporary comedy as a whole is equally oblique : ‘ I see it as a very , very long trench with a worm and a piece of hot bacon nearby . ’ |