Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also probable that the many forest tribes who were familiar with orang-utans simply regarded them as a different-looking lot of wild people . |
| 2 | Every officer must have noticed the figurines , yet no-one had considered them as a possible murder weapon . |
| 3 | Her fiancé has now reported her as a missing person , I believe . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Giles Hawick is taking it seriously enough to have reported her as a missing person , ’ he said tightly . |
| 5 | He indicated to Haussmann that the form of the railway station , a huge open space covered by glass , had impressed him as a possible model and as a result of the Emperor 's predilections , and Baltard 's skill , the great new market of Les Halles was built in a light , airy combination of iron , stone and glass . |
| 6 | By an effort of memory she could just recall a time when money had been plentiful , and her father — then strong and well — had spent it with a gay extravagance which had delighted her as a small child . |
| 7 | Mrs Nowak had impressed her as a strong woman , a woman inclined to fantasy perhaps , but resilient and not inclined to despair . |
| 8 | In August-September 1982 it proved unable to clinch a peace treaty with its Maronite ally , having effectively installed it as the new Lebanese government . |
| 9 | In our answer to question 4 we have included it as a current account balance in order to reduce Susan 's exposure vis-a -vis Bob . |
| 10 | Some have seen them as a fine declaration of faith , but they are not . |
| 11 | Having decided to show all the four seasons in one picture ( as opposed to other occasions when I have made them as a matching set of four separate pictures ) , I had to find a mount that would blend well with all the seasons and colours , so chose an earthy brown . |
| 12 | One , an older school , has seen him as a noble if embattled statesman . |
| 13 | Leslie had an aunt in Durban , but by great misfortune disembarkation was on this occasion not allowed , and he did not meet the relative who had last seen him as a little boy in Scotland . |
| 14 | He could only assume that , being unaware of his true status as a DIA agent , the DEA and its oversight agency , the FBI , had seen him as a soft target , and framed the passport violation charge as a means of silencing an awkward witness without realizing who he was or the damage they were doing . |
| 15 | And she , too , had something of the precision and contrived charm of a doll with an almost round head poised ’ on a long delicate neck , a snub nose with a splatter of freckles , a small mouth with a full upper lip beautifully curved and a bristle of cropped hair , originally fair but with bright orange tips which caught the sun and trembled in the breeze so that the whole head seemed for a moment to have a vivid life separated from the rest of her body and , the image changing , he had seen her as a bright exotic flower . |
| 16 | Alon also experimented with the basic design , building a 130 hp Franklin-engined version and a prototype Alon A–4 with a Lycoming O–320 160 hp motor , before selling the type certificate of the Aircoupe to Mooney Aircraft , whereupon Mooney changed it to a single-tail design and manufactured it as the M–10 Cadet , producing 61 at $9,295 each before shutting the line down for good in 1970 . |
| 17 | ‘ I think she might have done it as a quick way of finding out how the business worked . |
| 18 | The hedgehog itself was 19 stitches wide and she had saved it as a 23-stitch pattern repeat . |
| 19 | The Government have put large sums of money into the public services for many years , but have not proclaimed it as a great virtue . |
| 20 | If she had thought she was showing him a stop-light , however , he must have seen it as a green one , for his arm suddenly tightened and there was a definite amorous gleam in his eye as he edged closer to her and breathed seductively , ‘ I like you so much , Fabia . ’ |
| 21 | But its disappearance will be of serious concern to the growing medium-sized business needing a serious injection of equity to continue to fulfil its potential and also the venture capitalist who may always have seen it as a desired exit route for an investment . |
| 22 | Chamberlain had seen it as an ideal way of combining the efficient running of Birmingham with improving its water supplies , housing and city centre . |
| 23 | Some of the early sociologists regarded warfare as the means by which the first great step in social development — the expansion of human societies — was accomplished , while others have seen it as the principal factor in the formation of the state itself.4 It is evident that warfare has continued to be an important factor in these processes of expansion and consolidation of state power . |
| 24 | Had n't she finally made it as an integrated human being without the help of her father ? |
| 25 | ‘ Madam , I must tell you , ’ I replied , ‘ that since he found me , my master has used me as an easy way of making money for himself . |
| 26 | Although he left no explicit statement of belief , recent scholarship has shown him as a consistent sponsor of reform , both in his local activities and as an intermediary between suitors and the Crown . |
| 27 | Fashion editors had used it as an exotic background to collections of fabulous clothes . |
| 28 | I do n't deserve that forgiveness , but the God who loves me who has actually died on the cross for me has actually taken all of that away and more than that has made me new , has actually raised me as a new life with him . |
| 29 | When he had taken up with Jessica he had recognised her as a wild Ulster girl , and had respected her for it . |
| 30 | It was not until the oriental had addressed the armed newcomer with the blackened face , that the two youngsters had recognised him as the private detective Brett Grant . |