Example sentences of "who [verb] herself as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caroline Moore , who described herself as a professor of dance , occupied number 1 . |
| 2 | And a women who described herself as a social worker . |
| 3 | Finally , there was Miss Marita Calagarri , who described herself as an unemployed ship 's cook . |
| 4 | Whereas someone more conventional , like Sue Lawley , who describes herself as a ‘ post-feminist woman ’ , is actually much better at drawing out chat show guests . |
| 5 | She lives in a new four-storey house on a recently completed private estate , and typifies the perfect housewife of television advertising : her house has fitted carpets throughout , gleaming unmarked white paint , and every modern gadget , and it is impeccably maintained by Elizabeth , who describes herself as a housewife with very high standards . |
| 6 | He meets a character who describes herself as a ‘ girl-spy ’ . |
| 7 | For someone who describes herself as a late starter in sailing — she first stepped into a dinghy 15 years ago at the age of 29 — Mary Falk has accumulated a phenomenal amount of experience . |
| 8 | Any chick who fancies herself as a feminist ought to go and see Martha McGilchrist . |
| 9 | On the day he is told he has been cured , Henry receives a mysterious female visitor who introduces herself as a fellow thief . |
| 10 | Back in 1988 though , none of the above was known to this actress , who fancied herself as a serious artist who 'd been through the portals of the National and the RSC , albeit coming quickly out the other side , and whose biggest ambition was a ) to perfect a stage yawn , b ) to trim her inner thighs , and c ) to fry a perfect fishball . |
| 11 | Jane is a disgruntled , mean and worldly woman who presents herself as the victim of the men she sets out to attract and soon sees through and rejects . |