Example sentences of "[vb past] to act as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leopold , asked to act as babysitter for his grandchildren Carl and a new baby , Johann , born on 18 October , grumpily declined , and the proposed visit had to be cancelled . |
| 2 | He expected to act as sponsor to Chou En-lai in the unfamiliar field of international diplomacy , but it was actually Chou who took over centre stage ( as The Times pronounced , 25 April 1955 , ‘ It has been Mr Chou En-lai 's week ’ ) . |
| 3 | In June 1860 he invited William , the Prince Regent of Prussia , to meet him at Baden , whose Grand Duke agreed to act as host . |
| 4 | The two firms continued to act as member firms in E&Y International , but a full merger has never been possible . |
| 5 | ‘ I had to act as decoy . |
| 6 | Alexander ‘ I am in control ’ Haig , Nixon 's last national security assistant , was quoted as saying that he sometimes had to act as president when ‘ Nixon was drunk . ’ |
| 7 | In 1315–17 he designed a wall to be built around the royal manor of Eltham , Kent , and had to act as surety for the contractors , whose faulty work necessitated its rebuilding . |
| 8 | Neighbourhood Watch A poorly attended meeting of the residents of Baberton Crescent was held but no one volunteered to act as co-ordinator . |
| 9 | Neighbourhood Watch A poorly attended meeting of the residents of Baberton Crescent was held but no one volunteered to act as co-ordinator . |