Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] as [art] great " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he had held the highest office of state the inhabitants of Edfu regarded him as a great man and therefore after his death honoured him as a god , making his tomb a holy place . |
| 2 | bella was of the opinion that Randall had done them all an immense favour by dying when he did , but Louise regarded it as the greatest of all his cruelties . |
| 3 | His work with The Miracles kept him in hits until 1972 , when he finally went solo and delivered the gorgeous Smokey , which might have promised more than it delivered but which ultimately — on ‘ Baby Come Close ’ , ‘ Just My Soul Responding ’ and the personal protest of ‘ Holly ’ — established him as the great single Romeo of modern soul . |
| 4 | She failed him as a great ‘ silver ’ power , as a naval power at Trafalgar , and by 1807 her domestic polities were so confused by court intrigue that she appeared scarcely a reliable political ally . |
| 5 | As a person , Whitaker was frequently described by those who knew him as a great store-house of energy and enthusiasm , who could manage that rare gift of imparting such enthusiasm to others . |
| 6 | ‘ I actually saw it as a great challenge . |
| 7 | I felt it as a great loss because even after her retirement she remained a wonderful source of advice and inspiration to young singers . |
| 8 | Some took it as a great laugh ; others as a brave attempt to champion a little-known music ; and others just hated it . |
| 9 | ‘ A small part of the fault was mine for not noticing that Eleanor considered me as a great deal more than her employer . |