Example sentences of "with [pron] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In February '91 Tony started an essay on Arafat , ‘ I hooked up with him on two different occasions , over the course of a couple months , trying to do a photo-essay on him ; which was probably the most ridiculous thing to do the first time out of the box for a while — talk about a third-rate Keystone kops movie , with me as the star ! ’ |
| 2 | It was a merry-go-round with me as the central pole … |
| 3 | It was a merry-go-round with me as the central pole . |
| 4 | With me as the guest of honour , and piece de resistance . |
| 5 | I felt truly honoured to be asked on The Morecambe and Wise Show and I still do — I regard my appearance with them as the apotheosis of my career and I do n't say that lightly or gratuitously . |
| 6 | All World Bank financial data are converted into US dollars , and this is , indeed , one serious problem with them as the bank itself acknowledges ( see , for example , World Development Report , 1988 , pp.290–1 ) . |
| 7 | The food certainly does not wear a hair shirt , and nor does Rex , ebullient and gregarious , ensuring a meal at his place is a sort of crazy party with himself as the slightly eccentric host . |
| 8 | William Booth , a Methodist local preacher , began evangelical and rescue work in the East End of London in 1865 , and that eventually led , in 1878 to the first formation of the Salvation Army , with himself as the General in charge . |
| 9 | His film of Henry V , with himself as the rabble rousing monarch backed by a troupe of glittering British heavyweights , opens on October 6 . |
| 10 | Manson was so pleased with the ensuing panic that rippled through Hollywood after the murders were discovered that he organised another raid , this time with himself as the leader . |
| 11 | He could tell endless tales , normally with himself as the butt . |
| 12 | With you as the Holy Spirit ! |
| 13 | A fast moving , rapid action arcade adventure with you as the jet-pack propelled hero on your way to meet one of the most fiendish Insects known to man . |
| 14 | ‘ You will speak to me politely or I will split my men here into two football teams with you as the ball . |
| 15 | You think you 're going to convince me that selling the club would be in my father 's best interests , with you as the kindly soul just waiting to take the burden off his hands . |
| 16 | ‘ I was thinking if we could stop his cows from getting out of a field or save his hayricks when they were on fire , ’ said Heather , who loved reading stories and was always having make-believe adventures , with herself as the heroine . |
| 17 | I count the years I had with her as the best of my life . |
| 18 | And then , on the verge of sleep , she was crashing with him through the bushes of that dreadful wood , feeling the briars scratching her legs , the low twigs whipping against her cheeks , staring with him as the pool of light from the torch shone down on that grotesque and mutilated face . |
| 19 | Corbett regained his strength and scrambled to his feet , dragging the dwarf in his grasp with him as the latter 's accomplice slumped wordlessly to his knees . |
| 20 | Wearing Havvie 's ring , a diamond heirloom given to all Blaine brides , laughing , talking and playing with him as the London season began , Sally-Anne persuaded herself that she was as happy as a girl could be , Terry Rourke 's betrayal wiped out and forgotten . |
| 21 | Creggan found his plumage had fine mist settling on it , while his beak grew shiny wet with it as the trees of Three Island Pond changed to faint grey shadows of their former selves before disappearing into white . |
| 22 | The Allegro assai that follows this piece probably belongs with it as the second movement of a two movement sonata . |
| 23 | He does n't take rivalry with him off the competitive track , and at that time I considered him to be the Master with myself as the apprentice . |
| 24 | After a further telephone interview — this time with myself as the interviewee — for the Radio Times , it seemed I was finished . |
| 25 | Medical Referrals and other Referrals will therefore now be sent to Lothian Health Board with myself as the Contact Officer . |
| 26 | Thirdly , it involved saying that ‘ the general principles of the constitution ( as for example the right to personal liberty , or the right of public meeting ) are with us as the result of judicial decisions determining the rights of private persons in particular cases brought before the courts ’ . |