Example sentences of "[prep] yourself as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you think of yourself as a classical actor in those days ? |
| 2 | You think of yourself as a realist but you 're really full of this romantic bullshit about the moon . |
| 3 | ‘ Think of yourself as old model ? ’ |
| 4 | If you have already taken the trouble to make a searching assessment of yourself as a candidate this should not be impossibly difficult . |
| 5 | Do you think of yourself as more of a rhythm guitarist than a lead player ? |
| 6 | Imagine that you are watching a home movie of yourself as a small child of seven or eight years old . |
| 7 | It 's so much more fun being a ‘ winner ’ than a ‘ loser ’ and if you think of yourself as a born loser , you 're wrong ! |
| 8 | As a gourmet you certainly think of yourself as a product of high civilization , as far above the animal as a scholar or scientist is . |
| 9 | ( How far do you really think of yourself as a housewife ? ) |
| 10 | When a respondent , in reply to the ‘ who am I ? ’ question of the Twenty Statements Test writes ‘ I am a man ’ , ‘ I am a student ’ … it is reasonable to believe that we have far more solid knowledge of the attitudes which organize and direct his behaviour than if , on a checklist and among other questions , we had asked ‘ do you think of yourself as a man ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Do you think of yourself as a student ? ’ |
| 12 | Do you think of yourself as a latent graffiti artist ? |
| 13 | Think of yourself as a " servant " . |
| 14 | Think of yourself as an expert witness while you are writing your report , even if it is only a lab. report . |
| 15 | You are now a ‘ man ’ or a ‘ woman ’ , rather than still being able to think of yourself as a child . |
| 16 | Think of yourself as a traveller , not a tourist ; the results are worth it . |
| 17 | do not be afraid to think of yourself as a leader , |
| 18 | ‘ That implies you think of yourself as a poor sap — and that , Feargal McMahon , you will never get me to believe ! |
| 19 | I want you to think of yourself as the driver of the car and to concentrate on the kinds of things you are normally aware of when you are driving . |
| 20 | She said , ‘ You obviously think of yourself as one of the world 's great lovers . |
| 21 | So ‘ Infinity Within ’ is looking more towards yourself as an individual , starting to take a stand . |
| 22 | Because of that reason the confession is admissible against yourself as an admission , as an exception , to the hearsay rule . |
| 23 | Do n't you mean that you replayed the episode with yourself as hero ? |
| 24 | Do you really believe in yourself as an intelligent , capable , loving , energetic person ? |
| 25 | My mother was the sort of person who regards talking to yourself as the first sign of madness . |
| 26 | When referring to yourself as the writer , it is possible to use a range of forms : " I " , " we " , " one " , " the present author " , etc . |
| 27 | * Do n't refer to yourself as " one " or " we " ; use " I " only when you want to introduce a special , personal note ( see p. 86 ) . |
| 28 | If there are likely to be difficulties about accommodation for yourself as the daughter at home , after your parent 's death , contact should be made well before this event is imminent with the Housing Manager of the local council for advice , and you might write also to the Housing Corporation Head Office , Maple House , 149 Tottenham Court Road , London W1P 0BN , who will send a free directory of registered Housing Associations and other housing schemes in the area of your choice , so that you can begin forward planning . |
| 29 | ‘ But I 'd rather you did n't think about yourself as anything in particular at the moment . |