Example sentences of "[vb base] he as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ronny is wanted by 6 or 7 norw. clubs — some want him as a central defender , some as central midfielder , some as a wide midfielder and some as an attacker . |
| 2 | His friends hail him as the last great artist of the 20th century . |
| 3 | Hoxton was thriving with small businesses , and Benjamin was showing the first signs of a schizophrenic uncertainty about what his official professional title should be : the commercial directories for 1853 list him as a General Salesman , while Henry Joseph 's birth certificate plays safe with ‘ Silversmith ’ . |
| 4 | Ian Snodin 1.1 EVERTON ( Telegraph class him as a full back ? ! ) |
| 5 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 6 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 7 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 8 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 9 | Those who knew him describe him as a typical Oxford don , courteous , charming , an unassuming man to whom fame came very late . |
| 10 | All accounts of Six describe him as a competent yet modest and unassuming man of great integrity , and a devout Christian . |
| 11 | Most people neither know nor care about tensions and conflicts within minorities , so when a recognisable spokesman ( and it is always a man ) emerges , they unquestioningly accept him as a legitimate representative . |
| 12 | Share My Lettuce boasts an original if rather undernourished droll in Kenneth Williams ( remember him as the alarming brat in The Buccaneer ? |
| 13 | They portray him as a confused mixture of honesty and cantankerousness : a big heart governed by a stroppy mind . |
| 14 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support for Mr. Norman Warner , whose appointment will be widely welcomed by those who know him as an independent-minded and good man . |
| 15 | Thank you friends , we all know him as the one million pound councillor . |
| 16 | Many know him as the British jazz singer , but he is equally respected for his brilliance as a film and tv critic , modern art expert , writer and fisherman . |
| 17 | All accounts , for example , depict him as a learned man — which was , one must remember , unusual in those largely illiterate times , when education was essentially an adjunct of class . |
| 18 | Does the Secretary of State dismiss him as a dismal Jimmy , or does he agree with me that Mr. Watkin knows what he is talking about ? |
| 19 | People embrace him as an all-conquering hero , but they miss out the fact that a lot of native Americans were butchered along the way before old Whitey took over the country . |
| 20 | She had misunderstood the subtleties of their relationship and cast him as an ineffectual married man , always complaining of his wife , always on the chat-up , but never getting any further than that . |
| 21 | Yeah do him as an old hedgehog . |
| 22 | Vincent once tried to persuade him to give up his safe career and join him as a fellow painter — like other famous brothers in art history . |
| 23 | Many of his views categorize him as a wet — a European enthusiast ; against capital punishment ; and in favour of sensible abortion laws . |
| 24 | Some Burmese regard him as a future Buddha . |
| 25 | In view of the fact that , like you , I regard him as a fluent liar and consummate actor , I think not . |
| 26 | In the second camp are those who regard him as a true philosopher , however provocative his manner , who is restating traditional philosophical problems in a new way . |
| 27 | However , it is because Leavis provided a purpose for English that most people regard him as the central figure . |
| 28 | It may see a man as it would a stallion , and regard him as the Big Boss . |
| 29 | Whether working in watercolours or oils we see him as a real painter 's painter , a technical wizard , but not a great imaginative talent . |
| 30 | I thought he played well against England last week and I see him as a valuable member of our squad . ’ |