Example sentences of "[pron] describe [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Labour Conference , which described itself as a body uniting all forms of workers ' struggle for their rights , called for a national warning strike which would create local bodies which could participate in the struggle against the current government and its reforms . |
| 2 | That morning an advertisement appeared in the Belfast News Letter warning that a body which described itself as the Ulster Workers Council would call a general strike if the Assembly approved the Sunningdale agreement . |
| 3 | The appellant , who described himself as a self-employed accountant , falsely claimed to be an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a graduate or member of the Institute of Marketing . |
| 4 | However , his denials were rejected by Barnard who described himself as a scapegoat and claimed that there was " a cover-up going on from ministerial level down " . |
| 5 | Duriez , who described himself as a pacifist , admitted that he had been to some of the raid locations . |
| 6 | And a man who described himself as an animal right activist , but insisted that he should n't be idenfied , watched today 's court case closely . |
| 7 | Caroline Moore , who described herself as a professor of dance , occupied number 1 . |
| 8 | And a women who described herself as a social worker . |
| 9 | Finally , there was Miss Marita Calagarri , who described herself as an unemployed ship 's cook . |
| 10 | The philosophy of ‘ isms ’ has been degraded here , but when we last spoke you described yourself as an ‘ independent socialist ’ . |
| 11 | How could she describe herself as a revolutionary , a serious person , if she were a thief ? |
| 12 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 13 | Would you describe yourself as a hard taskmaster ? |
| 14 | Would you describe yourself as a pessimist ? |
| 15 | Donald , who describes himself as a Friend of the Earth , does not himself hold a driving licence , but has taken it upon himself to publish a list of prominent men and women who have had the misfortune to be caught driving over the limit a judge , a chief superintendent , various footballers , actors , television personalities — in what he chooses to call his Hall of Shame : It is the number of celebrities we have discovered that is so shocking . |
| 16 | Whereas someone more conventional , like Sue Lawley , who describes herself as a ‘ post-feminist woman ’ , is actually much better at drawing out chat show guests . |
| 17 | She lives in a new four-storey house on a recently completed private estate , and typifies the perfect housewife of television advertising : her house has fitted carpets throughout , gleaming unmarked white paint , and every modern gadget , and it is impeccably maintained by Elizabeth , who describes herself as a housewife with very high standards . |
| 18 | He meets a character who describes herself as a ‘ girl-spy ’ . |
| 19 | For someone who describes herself as a late starter in sailing — she first stepped into a dinghy 15 years ago at the age of 29 — Mary Falk has accumulated a phenomenal amount of experience . |
| 20 | She describes herself as an ‘ old-fashioned ’ teacher in referring to what might be considered rather traditional teaching methods . |
| 21 | If you can not find someone to conduct a mock interview then leave a tape-recorder on while you practise some of your more important answers and the way in which you describe yourself to the interviewer . |
| 22 | You describe yourself as an intuitive rather than an analytical collector ; has this changed at all over the years ? |
| 23 | They described themselves as a ‘ movement ’ for the simple reason that ‘ movements ’ tend to be better things ( implying progress and struggle for right against entrenched powers ) than ‘ establishments ’ or ‘ institutions ’ . |
| 24 | They described themselves as the forgotten people of Chile . |
| 25 | Outspoken ENB member Jim McIntegart threatened the UKCC with a High Court Injunction if it did not allow him to describe himself as an RMN . |
| 26 | He described himself as a passionate Liberal , not a radical one . |
| 27 | He described himself as a victim of a US plot to turn his country into a colony , and alleged that he had not received a fair trial . |
| 28 | He described himself as the ‘ natural son ’ of his parents on his baptism certificate , and this may explain the affinity he felt for the boy . |
| 29 | He described himself as the sinful Messiah . |
| 30 | Would he describe himself as an intellectual ? |