Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] himself as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His last book , Antonietta , published in 1991 , tells the story of a Stradivarius violin , and Hersey inserted himself as a character . |
| 2 | Not many people know that Nick Faldo fancies himself as a comedian and a practical joker . |
| 3 | MIKHAIL Gorbachev presents himself as the saviour of socialism . |
| 4 | Following a visit to London and Paris in 1849 he returned to Aberdeen to establish himself as a portrait miniaturist . |
| 5 | It is interesting that in his later years Wordsworth regarded himself as a statesman as much as a poet ; he certainly annoyed his womenfolk by talking politics incessantly with Robert Southey , though one might have expected two writers to bore the company with literary theory . |
| 6 | Later , after four years in detention during the Mau Mau Emergency , he worked for an Indian workshop in Nairobi establishing himself as the pioneer manufacturer of bicycle carriers and foreguards . |
| 7 | The prologue promises a fierce tale of ‘ orgulous princes ’ , ‘ warlike fraughage ’ , and ‘ the chance of war ’ ; but Troilus introduces himself as a character , ‘ weaker than a woman 's tear ’ . |
| 8 | On 8 November Mr Jones of Stamford offered himself as a pupil , as did Mr Bloxam of Alcester . |
| 9 | Lear imposes himself as a burden on his two remaining daughters by expecting them how to look after him and his retinue in his old age . |
| 10 | But it is not only through his healings and exorcisms that Jesus shows himself as the bearer of the Spirit : he claims it explicitly in the controversy with the scribes about Beelzebub ( apparently another name for Satan , conceived of as ‘ lord of the house ’ ) . |
| 11 | During the '70s , Dave ‘ Clem ’ Clempson established himself as a guitarist-to-watch , toting a ‘ 58 Les Paul goldtop in such bands as Jon Hiseman 's Colosseum , Humble Pie and The Jack Bruce Band . |
| 12 | In 1793 Bellingham established himself as a tradesman in Oxford Street but was gazetted bankrupt in 1794 . |
| 13 | This is not to be viewed as condescending : Roderick regarded himself as a student of the subject and said so on many occasions during the writing of the new book . |
| 14 | Mr Kinnock presenting himself as the country 's next Prime Minister , won a standing ovation at his Party Conference at Blackpool . |
| 15 | God reveals himself as the God of their ancestors , and God of the present : " I am . " |
| 16 | Battler saw himself as a wag . |
| 17 | But you seem to forget Kinsella regards himself as a patriot . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , Tate saw himself as an Impressionist . ’ |
| 19 | By 1920 , although still receiving the Conservative whip in Parliament , Herbert regarded himself as an Independent , formally crossing the floor on the Irish vote on 20 November and thereafter sitting on whichever side he felt inclined . |
| 20 | Pollock found himself as a painter during the 1940s . |
| 21 | In what was widely interpreted as an attempt to influence pre-trial public opinion , Barry portrayed himself as a victim of harassment by the white establishment , but warned that the prosecution case would founder in the event of only " one juror saying " I 'm not going to convict Marion Barry , I do n't care what you say " " . |
| 22 | Charles offered himself as a donor and sat with his arm ready bared to give blood , but the unfortunate patient had died by the time the messenger returned . |
| 23 | In his mind 's eye , Preston saw himself as the daddy in one of the twins ' bedtime books . |
| 24 | But although Shadwell saw himself as a follower of Ben Jonson , he was writing in a different era . |
| 25 | Bridgeman established himself as a country gentleman on a Clive family estate at Leigh , near Minsterley , Shropshire , but his principal interest was in politics , where he maintained his family 's Conservative attachment . |
| 26 | Sir John saw himself as a knight errant , a chevalier , and his little wife Maude as his princess . |
| 27 | In May 1528 , while Angus was away , James disguised himself as a groom and made a dash for Stirling . |
| 28 | Whereas I had seen the doctor who used the charity format as something of a villain , Bulgakov portrays himself as a hero in these stories and plainly expects his Soviet readership to do the same . |
| 29 | As a Jewish theologian , however , Singer stamped himself as a radical and , in some respects , as a rebel . |