Example sentences of "[prep] him as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He worked for Michael but was n't as subservient towards him as the other boys . |
| 2 | Cardiff saw Rohmer , Duvall and Gilbert recoil towards him as the hideous black-glistening thing thrashed amidst the collapsing detritus of its entry . |
| 3 | She liked him , never thought of him as a boyfriend , he was too comfortable . |
| 4 | Biggs is of the opinion that Mason would be unlikely to survive more than a couple of rounds against the world heavyweight champion and at this stage it would be unwise to even think of him as a genuine contender . |
| 5 | His fellow-undergraduates thought of him as a gangly youth with brown hair . |
| 6 | This was contrary to the opinion of the world and society which thought of him as a boffin . |
| 7 | His admirers think of him as a national treasure , rather like the works of art of which he is Congress 's most passionate defender . |
| 8 | As you will have guessed , my attitude towards him changed , so that when the frank speaking happened that day it was in the context of love and acceptance of him as a person . |
| 9 | She kinda thought of him as a poet , and I think he loved her for that . |
| 10 | Rees-Mogg went about his business conscientiously and with a good degree of enthusiasm , and while it is hard to think of him as a representative of the common man , sheer assiduousness probably bridged the gulf between the housing estates of suburbia and the Old Rectory , Hinton Blewitt . |
| 11 | The shopkeeper who berated the regime for its brylcream policy accepted its definition of him as a capitalist , an entrepreneur : that did not seem justified by any sensible criterion of capitalism . |
| 12 | Although it is impossible to think of him as a Londoner , this move began a lifelong association with the capital to which he returned every year for a few months , even after he had given up all thoughts of making it his permanent home . |
| 13 | She thought of him as a drug-running tyrant . |
| 14 | The popular image of him as a laconic , amiable figure is not entirely accurate . |
| 15 | His pattern of personal leadership , as revealed by the Cabinet committees he chose to chair himself , reinforces the standard interpretation of him as a man more at ease with overseas than with domestic policy . |
| 16 | It was difficult to remember that I had ever thought of him as a schoolboy . |
| 17 | If on the other hand he also had some burning when he passed a motion , his feet burned at night and his eyes were dry and burning , then it is clear that the sensation of ‘ burning ’ runs throughout many areas of the person 's body and so becomes characteristic of him as a whole , that is , it becomes General . |
| 18 | Kelly no longer thought of him as a steward , a central player in the racing game , but as someone who seemed to understand her better than anyone ever had , apart from her father . |
| 19 | Dalgliesh thought of him as a type of police officer less common than formerly but still not rare ; the conscientious and incorruptible detective of limited imagination and somewhat greater intelligence who had never supposed that the evil of the world should be condoned because it was frequently inexplicable and its perpetrators unfortunate . |
| 20 | As John struggles to find another plectrum , I mention that I 'd always thought of him as a fingerstyle player … |
| 21 | I have not met the one in possession of my estate , and maybe never will , but I like to think of him as a kindly , white-haired old gentleman with a twinkle in his eye and a bag of humbugs for passing children , a man who has seen the troubles of the world but who remains untainted . |
| 22 | ‘ We invited him to appear and talk us through some film of him as a boy , and he did n't know she was going to be there . |
| 23 | It was as if he were preparing for the day he would be a big man himself in this town and wanted everyone on his side , wanted them all to think of him as a customer . |
| 24 | One was always conscious of him as a great Christian ; only later did you become conscious of his denominational affiliation . |
| 25 | I certainly thought of him as a tyrant : my diaries are full of complaints about unfair treatment , undeserved punishments ( including the corporal variety ) and arbitrary deprivations . |
| 26 | They do not think of him as a sacrifice offered to God . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll always think of him as a friend , ’ she thought . |
| 28 | She remembered him laughing kindly as he said this , because he liked Joe , he liked Joe very much ; but at the same time he felt guilty about him , because in a way he had made use of him as a sort of cover . |
| 29 | She thought of him as a big tree , with strong branches that enabled her to climb him , which she did when he was home . |
| 30 | The contrast I wish to draw here is between an image of the corporate manager as an expert profit-maximizer and an image of him as a trained public servant . |