Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It described her marriage as the ‘ most famous and most disgraced ’ in the world . |
| 2 | Instead he used her remark as the perfect occasion for a quarrel . |
| 3 | However , this year Mildred was older and hopefully wiser ( at any rate she was more full of good intentions than ever ) and she was quite determined to lose her reputation as the worst witch in the school . |
| 4 | She ran her tongue nervously over her lips , tasting the honey-coral lipgloss she 'd applied carefully in an effort to banish her image as the ingenuous young art student , fresh from college . |
| 5 | Berwick Kaler gives a peculiarly charmless performance as the Pope , Frances de la Tour is wasting her time as the witch , and one wonders why the producers thought it was worth transferring this dismal exercise to the West End from the West Yorkshire Playhouse . |
| 6 | Once again she split the party and proved in subsequent elections that the people regarded her family as the real Congress . |
| 7 | In her mind was she comforting her cat-creature as the virus bombs began to rain down ? |
| 8 | And in a series of four concerts she confirmed her status as the number one star in Japan . |
| 9 | Theda lifted her hands to cover her ears as the sound echoed about the cavernous hall , seeming to go right through her . |
| 10 | The chainsword rose again , and fell , and Defries ducked her head as the speeder suddenly banked and sliced through the air only a metre from where she lay . |
| 11 | He heard Lady whine her disappointment as the taller , quicker dog snapped another piece of Frankie 's sandwich from the air and swallowed it in a single gulp . |
| 12 | Americans increasingly heard her cries as the bellowing of the dying bull . |
| 13 | Her father was the kinsman , friend , and protégé of Thomas Wentworth ( later first Earl of Strafford , q.v. ) , and she spent her childhood as the pampered daughter of a prospering family : ‘ I enjoyed great easiness and comfort during my honoured father 's life , having the fortunate opportunity … of the best education that kingdom could afford . ’ |
| 14 | Lindsey swallowed a mouthful of too-hot coffee , feeling it burn her throat as the cup rattled into the saucer . |
| 15 | Aung San Suu Kyi 's expulsion from the NLD , some two months after she had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize , was the latest attempt by the ruling junta , the State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC ) , to undermine her position as the main symbol of opposition to military rule . |
| 16 | If she returned to share her burden as the ‘ Cleveland scapegoat ’ we could all make progress with this very serious issue of child health . |
| 17 | Now she was using her pathetic pleading little voice , the one that still could affect him even though he knew she was performing , using all the tricks she used to keep her place as the most important member of her bloody drama group . |
| 18 | She lay back in the water , closing her eyes as the water lapped softly against her skin . |
| 19 | Elsewhere , in Coronation Street Catherine Cusack is presently giving her role as the nanny from hell some considerable welly , using it as a showcase for what promises to be her considerable talent . |
| 20 | Lane Bodine ( Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ) , former lover of arms dealer Rourke , appears to be making her loot as the go-between in the arms scam . |
| 21 | In his position as the British Prime Minister , Harold Macmillan announced , in July 1961 , that the British government wished to negotiate joining the Common Market , i.e. the European Economic Community , but the French President , de Gaulle , fearing that France would lose her position as the leader of the six member countries , was not keen on the British , entry , despite the agreement of the other five nations , The special relationship that Britain had with the U.S.A. was also disliked by de Gaulle and , in any event , the French government wanted special provisions to protect French agriculture , so he effectively blocked Britain 's entry into the E.E.C . |
| 22 | Painting represented the choice of an arduous intellectual profession and Angelica Kauffman boldly inserts her self as the intellectual artist making a moral choice by using as the model for her self portrayal one of the key themes used to demonstrate masculine dedication and virtue , ‘ Hercules Choosing between Virtue and Vice ’ . |
| 23 | So Marion , back on the boards after the death of her boring solicitor husband some years ago , compressed her lips and maintained as well as possible the stately calm that so well suited her part as the Balkan Countess whose family jewels were stolen in this season 's Salt and Pepper offering ( Robson the butler was the master crook , in league with the Countess 's French maid ) . |
| 24 | Aged twelve , living in France and betrothed to the dauphin , Mary was asserting her position as the adult reigning monarch of Scotland . |
| 25 | As a result of this belief Eleanor retains her place as the woman who , above all others , symbolizes the new social and cultural pattern of courtly love . |
| 26 | Jess was still trying to order her thoughts as the carriage bowled down Park Street and turned into Frog Lane on the afternoon of that same day . |
| 27 | Then the father in the book had a fatal heart attack and she went white , putting it down , tears burning her eyes as the aircraft engines whined on and on , and the Oriental stewardesses moved gracefully around the cabin , collecting drinks and trays . |
| 28 | Ten days later , at eight-thirty in the morning of Wednesday , 22nd January , Robyn Penrose set off in a snowstorm and an ill humour to begin her stint as the University of Rummidge Faculty of Arts Industry Year Shadow , or URFAIYS as she was designated in memoranda emanating from the Vice-Chancellor 's Office . |
| 29 | She closed her eyes as the pain of knowing rose and twisted inside . |
| 30 | She held her breath as the driver 's door opened . |