Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] him as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Susan Einzig regarded him as one of the brightest jewels in a smart set . |
| 2 | In their turn the Norwegians accepted him as one of themselves ; it was they who named him the ‘ father of Norwegian mountaineering ’ . |
| 3 | Important steps in reforming the structure of the economy during June included the launch of a mass privatization scheme , while the position of Yegor Gaidar , who was closely associated with the reform programme , was apparently strengthened when President Boris Yeltsin named him as Prime Minister on June 15 . |
| 4 | Although he detested journalism his Johnsonian manner and compelling character established him as one of Fleet Street 's most charismatic figures . |
| 5 | Shaw joined the company in 1944 and was still only 17 when Ashton used him as one of the three male dancers in Symphonic Variations . |
| 6 | Asquith succeeded him as Prime Minister ; Lloyd George took his place , entering the Cabinet for the first time , as Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 7 | Born in St Petersburg , Iacovleff was associated with Bakst and Diaghilev before moving to Paris where such was his repute that Sargent described him as one of the greatest living draftsmen . |
| 8 | The 55-year-old 's icy calm distinguished him as one of General Norman Schwarzkopf 's closest aides during the Gulf War . |
| 9 | After Labour won the 1945 election , Burke accompanied Attlee to the Potsdam Conference ; and later that year the Prime Minister named him as one of his private secretaries . |
| 10 | The policewoman came back , with a man ; Alice recognised him as one of those from the other night . |