Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [pron] as [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd need someone as a safety valve — you fit the bill . ’ |
| 2 | I ca n't bear to think that you 'd see it as a betrayal . |
| 3 | ‘ We 'd use it as a mandate to change the present disgraceful system , ’ Kennedy replied . |
| 4 | I 'd like Elizabeth to bring that forward yep for my benefit , as I know I have n't done it and I 'd like it as a prompt . |
| 5 | Philip had written a very conciliatory letter to her father , hoping they 'd accept him as a son-in-law . |
| 6 | She would treat him as a delinquent , a time-waster , a bad child , whose offences could only be petty . |
| 7 | In fact , if she were there for two months , it would be unlikely that it would regard her as a resident . |
| 8 | Gandhi would regard it as a failure to preserve or maintain the function of symbols and a degeneration of their purpose . |
| 9 | Although they would regard it as the highlight of their year , many would make their way back with a sore head and a light pocket . |
| 10 | ‘ In my own terms , I would describe myself as a fanatic as far as bonsai goes . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ In my own terms , I would describe myself as a fanatic as far as bonsai goes ’ Cregagh Bonsai owner Stephen Whiteside surrounds himself with the love of his life . |
| 12 | He , I suppose , would describe himself as a chauffeur-handyman . |
| 13 | Summarised , I would describe it as a kind of ‘ elitist populism ’ , which totally ignores the tastes of thousands of ‘ ordinary people ’ . |
| 14 | Any story which carries the imputation of discreditable conduct by somebody will be actionable by a plaintiff who can show that at least some readers would recognise him as the person being criticised , or that the facts in the story necessarily imply such an allegation against him . |
| 15 | Neither of them knew her well , but they would recognise her as the secretary of someone important in the administration . |
| 16 | ‘ You mean your client would employ me as a manager , to run the shop for him ? ’ |
| 17 | Well I thought I would use it as a raffle prize at school or something . |
| 18 | And I 'll show you two or three things on on this contract which will if you presented to them face to face during the during the discussions they would they would use it as an excuse to say , You did n't tell me that I do n't want to do it . |
| 19 | I would see myself as a feminist and a socialist and I think socialism is the only form of just government a just way of running any sort of society , that can give people any sort of dignity . |
| 20 | But the point is that I do n't see myself as a playwright in the same way I would see myself as a prose writer . |
| 21 | And they would see themselves as the Babes in the Wood , or Cinderella , or young princes more lovely than the morning , turned adrift on the world to seek their fortunes , while vulgar and ugly cuckoos slept in their beds and drank the top of the milk . |
| 22 | The radical feminist analysis described at the beginning of this chapter would see these as aspects of men 's patriarchal control over women ; the Marxist feminists would see them as a result of capitalism ; others would see them as the outcome of both systems , and indeed of racist systems too . |
| 23 | He would put them forward in a specially written book , bound in the finest calf , to some powerful patron who , in Cranston 's dreams , would see them as the solution to all of London 's problems . |
| 24 | The radical feminist analysis described at the beginning of this chapter would see these as aspects of men 's patriarchal control over women ; the Marxist feminists would see them as a result of capitalism ; others would see them as the outcome of both systems , and indeed of racist systems too . |
| 25 | I mean , Terry is n't mean or greedy or anything like that but he would see it as a sort of bonanza , a jackpot … |
| 26 | But I do n't think that he himself would see it as a failure at all . |
| 27 | That does not mean that I would discard it as an instrument of statutory interpretation even were I empowered to do so . |
| 28 | I could go anywhere in the world and people would recognize me as an athlete . |
| 29 | This thick tash must be accompanied by a large cigar and the refusal to go to any club that would have you as a member • Nabisco takes over disco as this year 's club theme . |
| 30 | And if I had to choose a companion to be with me down the years I would take you as a pattern . ’ |