Example sentences of "[vb -s] himself as the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nichetti once again casts himself as the noble little guy in a bewildering universe — more Buster Keaton than Woody Allen — this time dubbing sound effects on to animated features which gradually stray from their screens and absorb his entire body . |
| 2 | He has no morality , no God , no code of chivalry except service to a French King who sees himself as the new Charlemagne . |
| 3 | Willy sees himself as the beneficent saviour who will ‘ irrigate ’ her ‘ emotional desert ’ ( 17,138 ) , and any attempt by her to suggest that she might be happier without him is ‘ blackmarked against me as pretentiousness ’ ( 136 ) . |
| 4 | He imagines himself as the only adult in a large field of rye , standing by the edge of a cliff . |
| 5 | This fantasy is shattered when Magwitch suddenly re-enters his life and announces himself as the mysterious benefactor . |