Example sentences of "[noun pl] to act as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Find black tin trunks to act as coffee tables or side tables . |
| 2 | The largest army in the world was recruited mainly from the peasantry , and , as has been seen in the provinces , the party still relied heavily in 1922 on ex-army men to act as leaven among the ‘ dark people ’ . |
| 3 | The Lions would provide us with signs and men to act as car park attendants . |
| 4 | It is understood Mr Hooke has major institutions to act as equity and debt providers . |
| 5 | These are spaced on the spars to act as bridle stops , so that the bridle connection on , say , a leading edge is retained and the tendency to slip is controlled . |
| 6 | On Martin , where I was , someone would go to the washroom which looks over the pathways to act as lookout , so hardly anyone did stay in bed once the screw had gone off . |
| 7 | ( The asbestos had been built into the carriages to act as sound and heat insulation , but had of course later been found to be a health hazard . ) |
| 8 | He also took it in turns with other canons to act as verger and lock up the cathedral at night in the shortage of vergers caused by the war . |