Example sentences of "she [vb -s] [pron] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her senses are , of course , less acute than mine : if she feels even the slightest admonitory prickle on her nape , she misinterprets it as a spattering of raindrops , instead of a stranger 's gaze . |
| 2 | well no she has it as a toy room do n't she ? |
| 3 | She describes it as a ‘ very Scottish book about his childhood , up to his time in Cambridge , including disquisitions on such favourite subjects as film and football ’ . |
| 4 | She describes herself as an ‘ old-fashioned ’ teacher in referring to what might be considered rather traditional teaching methods . |
| 5 | She introduces herself as a representative of the government . |
| 6 | She characterizes it as a ‘ micropolitical structure ’ in itself , which ‘ underlies and supports the macropolitical structure ’ ; and she alleges that it lies at a ‘ crucial point ’ ( 1977 : 179 , 191 ) between open , and concealed , political control and resistance . |
| 7 | She sees herself as a driving force to get new ideas for new courses onto the University books particularly interdisciplinary courses and others which , she says , have got glamourous , ‘ rather sexy ’ images . |
| 8 | As Pro-Vice-Chancellor she sees herself as a facilitator for the Vice-Chancellor , the University 's Chief Executive . |
| 9 | An adopted daughter of Washington she sees herself as a bit of a hard North-East woman . |
| 10 | Above all , it 's a relaxing therapy and she sees it as a major way of helping a runner ‘ warm down ’ . |
| 11 | So if a girl does not feel able to go and ask for the Pill , or if she is reluctant to use it because she sees it as a health risk , the alternative may be to use nothing . |
| 12 | For my character that 's been her hook on life , she sees it as a way of competing with women who are brighter or have got more of a start in life . |
| 13 | When she kisses him as a woman , he dies : she casts herself into the Fire , taking his body with her : and Holly seems to see her alive and radiant , a woman whose sins have been compounded . |
| 14 | If her looks are appreciated , she takes it as a bonus , knowing that the passing of time makes such compliments precious . |
| 15 | She regards us as a bunch of peasants . |
| 16 | In her self-portrait at the Tate Gallery ( c.1930 ) she presents herself as an artist at work with the canvas just perceivable to the right and a brush in hand . |
| 17 | As her brother Earl Spencer , told me : ‘ She strikes me as an immensely Christian figure and she has the strength which I think true Christians have and the direction in her life which others can envy ; that sureness of her purpose and the strength of her character and position to do an enormous amount of good . |