Example sentences of "he described [pron] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He described himself as a passionate Liberal , not a radical one . |
| 2 | He described himself as a victim of a US plot to turn his country into a colony , and alleged that he had not received a fair trial . |
| 3 | He described himself as the ‘ natural son ’ of his parents on his baptism certificate , and this may explain the affinity he felt for the boy . |
| 4 | He described himself as the sinful Messiah . |
| 5 | He described them as a rope of sand that is washed away with every tide " . |
| 6 | The January price rises [ see p. 38730-31 ] had been higher than expected and painful , but he described them as the logical conclusions of the policies of Soviet Prime Ministers Nikolai Ryzhkov and Valentin Pavlov . |
| 7 | The film became the American entry , by invitation , into that year 's Venice film festival and the New York Times ' critic , Bosley Crowther , summed up his nation 's embarrassment when he described it as a ‘ brutal picture which caused diplomats to mop their brows — a vicious account of boozing , fighting , pot-smoking , vandalizing and raping done by a gang of sickle riders who are obviously drawn to represent the swastika-wearing Hell 's Angels , one of several disreputable gangs on the west coast . |
| 8 | Although in 1962 he had appealed to the Government of Ireland Act , in 1963 he described it as a ‘ constitution of bondage ’ . |
| 9 | He described it as a ‘ Budget for sustained recovery and a Budget for jobs — not just for this year or for next year — but right through the decade . ’ |
| 10 | He described it as the ‘ best news since 1948 ’ when the National Party came to power on the policy of apartheid , which eventually led to South Africa 's ban from the international rugby arena until this year . |
| 11 | He described it as the ‘ old ’ fell race but it was started a few hundred years after the feast originated . |
| 12 | He described it as an ‘ unfortunate incident ’ which could be solved by the introduction of a new rule at the league 's annual meeting . |