Example sentences of "describes [pn reflx] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He describes himself as a ‘ career manager ’ and has extensive experience of hotels . |
| 2 | The agnostic 42-year-old former drama teacher describes himself as ‘ a teller of tales , stories and elaborate lies ’ . |
| 3 | He describes himself as a ‘ false witness ’ to his times in that he chooses to depict , for the most part , scenes of unexpected joy and pleasure in the midst of lives which might , at first sight , appear bleak and colourless . |
| 4 | The author describes himself as ‘ a man of no profession , and following this and every other pursuit through a general and independent love of science , and a desire of substituting its just authority in every part of science to the offensive usurpation of ignorance and imposture ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Gideon describes himself as a member of the weakest group in his tribe and as ‘ the least important member ’ of his family ! |
| 7 | Tyler , billed as ‘ the voice of Sky soccer ’ describes himself as a ‘ frustrated footballer ’ having played for Corinthian Casuals |
| 8 | Mr Symington , who proudly describes himself as one of the last supply-siders , has cut taxes for the past two years . |
| 9 | In his autobiography Reflections in a Silver Spoon Mr Mellon describes himself as an Incurable Collector . |
| 10 | JOHN SESSIONS describes himself as an actor , comedian and writer , in that order . |
| 11 | J. C. Schetky who describes himself as marine painter in ordinary to Her Majesty has little good to say about Islay in " Sketches of notes of a Cruise in Scotch Waters on board His Grace the Duke of Rutland 's Yacht Resolution in the Summer of 1848 . " |
| 12 | J. C. Schetky who describes himself as marine painter in ordinary to Her Majesty has little good to say about Islay in " Sketches of notes of a Cruise in Scotch Waters on board His Grace the Duke of Rutland 's Yacht Resolution in the Summer of 1848 . " |
| 13 | In conversation this is a rare moment of levity , as he describes himself as ‘ a bit of a miserable bastard ’ . |
| 14 | Wright , who describes himself as ‘ an enthusiastic convert to the use of Arc Info ’ says the ability to update the maps is important . |
| 15 | Donald , who describes himself as a Friend of the Earth , does not himself hold a driving licence , but has taken it upon himself to publish a list of prominent men and women who have had the misfortune to be caught driving over the limit a judge , a chief superintendent , various footballers , actors , television personalities — in what he chooses to call his Hall of Shame : It is the number of celebrities we have discovered that is so shocking . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Today he describes himself as ‘ an active pensioner ’ — and , indeed , is very sprightly both in mind and body . |
| 18 | Having rebelled against his childhood religion he describes himself as a ‘ prolapsed ’ Catholic . |
| 19 | He describes himself as a practising Christian whose main hobby is cricket . |
| 20 | He describes himself as a ‘ TV animal ’ who switches on the set at home as soon as he walks through the door . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The menu describes itself as a ‘ Supper Menu ’ and emphasises there 's no need for reservations . |
| 23 | Neither describes itself as a restaurant . |
| 24 | The AT&T programme , called ‘ New Art : New Visions ’ , describes itself as the first corporate effort in the U.S. to help promote recently created work by living artists , especially the work of women and ‘ artists of colour ’ , the term now used to refer to artists of the many racial minority groups vying for exhibition space and for a dwindling pool of public and corporate funds . |
| 25 | Zoe describes herself as ‘ a chameleon ’ ‘ I do what I like and I have a good time doing it . ’ |
| 26 | Leapor describes herself as the woman 's ‘ Slave ’ in ‘ The Disappointment ’ [ ML , 2 , 81 ] . |
| 27 | Whereas someone more conventional , like Sue Lawley , who describes herself as a ‘ post-feminist woman ’ , is actually much better at drawing out chat show guests . |
| 28 | Angela describes herself as ‘ a mobile Hatch End ’ , but adds that the philosophy has changed radically , with a new emphasis on local , tailor-made training in the UK . |
| 29 | She lives in a new four-storey house on a recently completed private estate , and typifies the perfect housewife of television advertising : her house has fitted carpets throughout , gleaming unmarked white paint , and every modern gadget , and it is impeccably maintained by Elizabeth , who describes herself as a housewife with very high standards . |
| 30 | Elizabeth Jane Lloyd paints flowers — she describes herself as ‘ an ordinary oil painter ’ — and has often shown at Kew Gardens . |