Example sentences of "[adv] acted as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was upset because I was proud to play for Scotland but the crowd 's reaction only acted as a spur . |
| 2 | Right so , you know , there are those who would teach that Jesus he would die for our sins and he 's forgiven us sins , but only those who come to him , Jesus died for the sin of the whole world , for every man , woman , boy and girl that has ever lived or ever will live , he died for the sin of the whole world , not just for those even who lived after his death , that 's why it talks about in the Old Testament people like Abraham looking for that day , and so Jesus who in , when he died , because he 's eternal , so we 've got the problems with time , God has n't got problems with time , he 's eternal and so his sacrifice , the sacrifice of him on the cross was effective for Abraham as it is for you , it was as effective for David as it was for Paul otherwise Abraham would never of had his sins forgiven because what happened with all the sacrifice with all the little lambs that were killed and all the goats and all the rest they only acted as a covering for sin , did n't take them away , it covered them , what for , until the moment when Jesus would come and would take those sins away and so when you think of David 's sin , his adultery and his murder , how does he get forgiven for that because Jesus died from the cross and he takes upon himself David 's sin and he takes upon him Abraham 's sin and Noah 's sin and Adam 's sin , just as much as your sin and the person who will be born in ten years time their sin also , all our sins er as Gloria just read there from , from one John to two they were all of him he has died for every one , well that 's his humiliation , hurry along quickly now his exhortation , the period from Jesus 's resurrection onward is referred to as to the , as the state of exhortation , now what does that term mean , well as Jesus according to his divine nature has always been , he was always every where , now in his human nature , before , be , sorry it 's not , it 's not on that one , but before he , he came to earth , he was every where , he was God , he was , he was omnia present that means he was every where at the same time , but he takes upon himself he 's su , he 's , he 's human nature and he takes upon himself the limitations and when Jesus is walking down second avenue in , in Jerusalem he 's not in Nazareth that 's why there were times when people came to er , to , to , came rushing out because they heard that Jesus was passing by , see he was n't there resident with them , he passed by , now he 's gone back to heaven and where is he , he 's in heaven , he , er whereabouts , where do you think Jesus is now , that resurrected body that was glorified that has gone back to heaven , where do you think it is |
| 3 | The unsecured creditors therefore sued Salomon personally for the debts which were owed by the company to them , alleging that the company merely acted as an agent or a ‘ front ’ for Salomon himself . |
| 4 | The idea of Kevin 's rewarding him for his prowess with a real lunch somewhere acted as a spur to Jasper , but he did not really need a spur . |
| 5 | Second , the discovery of mineral resources and the consequent development of metallurgical industries in Transbaikal and the Altai demanded more manpower than could be met from the local populations , and hence acted as a loadstone for the attraction of the necessary personnel to work them , in the form of both voluntary and forced labour . |
| 6 | The city also acted as a magnet for humbler folk , those single persons and young families who hoped to improve their fortunes by moving into York in search of work and a more comfortable home . |
| 7 | The foundation of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea in 1902 also acted as a stimulus . |
| 8 | The sluice gates also acted as a safety measure to guard against flooding when the river was in spate . |
| 9 | Phrenology also acted as a stepping-stone to various social crusades and encouraged women to take a pride in themselves . |
| 10 | The sawdust and bran mixture not only provided a soft base on which to rest the corpse but also acted as a sponge for exuded matter ; the side lining masked the bare wood ; the side-sheets assisted in the presentation of the corpse ; and the frill along the visible top edge formed a seal when the lid was screwed down and helped to keep it all airtight . |
| 11 | It also acted as the catalyst to form fossil fuels from tiny animals millions of years ago . |
| 12 | On the extreme northern end of the park a stream some 20 feet ( 6 metres ) wide acted as a rabbit barrier along that side . |
| 13 | All through the pages of Ramakrishna 's biography appears his gentle humour which often acted as a prelude to his flights of ecstasy . |
| 14 | Another important Sri Lankan official was the kachcheri mudaliyar , who was in charge of the kachcheri staff and who often acted as an interpreter . |
| 15 | My lips quivered as I entered the small , plastic roadsweeper 's hut which now acted as the home team 's changing room . |
| 16 | Now President Truman er was a man of erm limited intelligence but extraordinary courage and tenacity and erm er his previous career involved a failed haberdashery store which went bankrupt , er and then acted as a bag man for a sort of organized crime in Kansas City but that 's , you know , you 've got ta get on the job training somewhere have n't you ? |
| 17 | It was the sun 's messenger and therefore acted as a herald of peace and prosperity , always to be seen flying overhead when a new Emperor ascended the throne . |
| 18 | Clearly it could not be — every comment , piece of advice or statement on the radio could hardly be regarded as official policy — and yet the broadcasters ' feeling that they were ‘ a part of the Government ’ certainly acted as an inhibitor on the manner in which some matters were handled on the air . |