Example sentences of "[conj] he [verb] [pron] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he describes himself as a ‘ a damn uneducated mountain fella ’ , he managed to convert a 1500 dollar bank loan into a 100 million dollar fortune in less than 20 years . |
| 2 | Although he describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk , he has become an international figure , touring the world to give talks and also meeting many world leaders , dignitaries and religious figures . |
| 3 | Although he promotes himself as a friend of John Major , the Conservative Party has for some inexplicable reason been unable to find him a job in the Government where his extensive talents could be stretched . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm not sure whether I should be flattered or otherwise , ’ her host drawled , and she decided on the spot that she hated men with sophisticated wit — was he saying that he took it as a compliment , or not , that he only got one mention at lunchtime ? |
| 5 | In the late 1850s Stringfellow took up the new art of photography , becoming so proficient that he advertised himself as a professional portrait photographer , with a studio in the High Street of Chard . |
| 6 | Paros had been a failure ; but Miltiades ' son Kimon pursued a similar line in the 470s and 460s , showing that he saw himself as the heir to his father 's policies as well as his debts ( for which see Plut . |
| 7 | He said that he saw himself as a ‘ medium , not a message ’ . |
| 8 | Innocent had not controlled French aspirations but he had made it clear that he saw himself as the arbiter of Europe and John 's cession of his kingdom in 1213 considerably strengthened the pope 's hand . |
| 9 | It could be argued that he saw it as something of a homecoming : Neil had attended Yeovil Grammar School for a time when his father 's work took the family there . |
| 10 | To say that he viewed her as a challenge would be absurd — Nicky Scott Wilson and his type were far too assured to think of life in terms of challenges . |
| 11 | Sharp fulminated against any notion of equality of opportunity while the financial disparities between authorities remained , but his writing on the subject leads one to suspect that he viewed it as a ‘ shibboleth ’ in more ways than financial ones . |
| 12 | After his accession Richard parted with all his East Anglian estates to Howard , an indication that he regarded them as a peripheral part of his power base . |
| 13 | After his accession Richard parted with all his East Anglian estates to Howard , an indication that he regarded them as a peripheral part of his power base . |
| 14 | No , Steen 's behaviour certainly suggested that he regarded her as a threat in some way . |
| 15 | There were , however , some true ministers , typified by the two witnesses of Revelations xx , and it was in this sense that he described himself as ‘ an unworthy witness ’ of the Lord . |
| 16 | The Chronicle A ( s.a. 685 ) says that Caedwalla began to contend for the kingship in 685 , but it was not until 686 that he established himself as king over the western Saxons . |
| 17 | He claims that he regards himself as ‘ someone who has stepped off the edge of a cliff ’ . |
| 18 | She may wish to look at it , but the shadow Chancellor has made it plain that he will not , telling readers of the Morning Star , the only newspaper to support the minimum wage , that he regards it as ’ an unwavering commitment not open to negotiation . ’ |
| 19 | He does n't see us as a part of a crowd , he does n't see us as a number on a computer , he does n't see us as numbers on a bank account , or in some other organizational er er er computer set up or whatever it is , he does n't just see us as that he sees us as individuals . |
| 20 | But Jesus , who never responded to real unbelief , showed by answering his prayer and healing his son that he recognized it as doubt . |
| 21 | He was mystified by this phenomenon ; it had never happened to him before , so he took it as a kind of omen . |
| 22 | ‘ It came just at the time Michael 's voice was breaking and Britten wanted him in that part , so he rewrote it as a young tenor . |
| 23 | And he condemned him as ‘ the devalued Prime Minister of a devalued Government ’ . |
| 24 | Each night she retired to bed a few minutes earlier , and he saw it as an excuse to avoid the means of starting another pregnancy , though she was in the best of health . |
| 25 | It was the best time John-Augustus had spent with Mary and he saw it as the reward for his charitable act . |
| 26 | Polo is a team game , hunting is a gregarious activity , and he uses it as such . |
| 27 | The blow to English arms was bitter , and he felt it as an insult to his own person . |
| 28 | Horace may or may not have believed in the divinities and demi-gods he poetically invokes ( he often deals whimsically with them , and he describes himself as — not much of a churchgoer ) but they were at the very least a cultural property that he held in common with his audience ; he could assume that his readers — represented by Torquatus — would take the point if , in developing a theme , he reminded them of a name out of history or legend . |
| 29 | Lucy stretched up to peck his cheek , and he patted her as if conferring an honour . |
| 30 | There was only one other man in his room and he introduced him as George Apsley . |