Example sentences of "[adv] acted as [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She long acted as examiner in geography for various institutions , and her influence on the training of the next generation of students of geography was substantial . |
| 2 | He also acted as auditor for a number of major international joint ventures . |
| 3 | Collinson also acted as intermediary in obtaining seeds from America , particularly those which gave rise to an extensive plantation of evergreens in the park , a principal feature of Woburn at the time . |
| 4 | But he later acted as agent for the chief minister , Robert Cecil , first Earl of Salisbury [ q.v. ] , over private bills , and supported the great contract to put government finances on a sounder footing . |
| 5 | With the temperament and much of the left-handed style of Larry Gomes who so often acted as foil to the dynamic stroke-makers of the early 1980s , Adams moved from 23 to 79 before running out of partners . |
| 6 | In 1681 Lodwick was elected to membership of the Royal Society , and thereafter frequently acted as auditor to the council . |
| 7 | termed the ‘ Royal Independents ’ by Valerie Pearl , and in Commons divisions frequently acted as teller with Sir Arthur Hesilrige against Denzil Holles ( first Baron Holles of Ifield ) and Sir Philip Stapleton [ qq.v . ] . |