Example sentences of "[vb pp] act as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Section 56 of CCA 1974 provides that in antecedent negotiations the supplier is deemed to act as agent for the creditor . |
| 2 | As Officer Commanding , 4 Ferry Pool at Prestwick , McGuinness was instructed to act as Liaison Officer on behalf of the ATA which was to be directly involved in the critical transfer . |
| 3 | Round tables and drop-leafs can be bought to act as library tables and sofa tables as described above , or there are large adjustable coffee and cocktail tables which can be raised to dining or lowered to coffee table height as desired . |
| 4 | If the right kind of Masai could be persuaded to act as government headmen , C.E.V. Buxton said , ‘ the ideal of indirect rule could be achieved ’ . |
| 5 | Class members are needed to act as guinea pigs for the following dates . |
| 6 | As in the past we would like to share the profit with another charity and a member of the Executive Committee has offered to act as Promoter for us if we could donate enough to provide 10 holidays for handicapped and needy children where she works ( £600 ) . |
| 7 | The French government has agreed to act as guarantor on the insurance of loan collections of works of art worth over FFr300 million ( £31.5 million ; $63 million ) in toto , brought into the country for temporary exhibitions organised by ‘ national public establishments ’ , but not local authorities . |
| 8 | Mr. Frank Compton , committee member , of No. 118 has kindly agreed to act as Secretary for this event which has proved very popular and enjoyable in previous years . |
| 9 | Mrs Janet Buchanan Smith as agreed to act as chairman . |
| 10 | Ronnie Massarella , Chef d'Equip of the British Equestrian team spoke of the hard realities facing competitors , and Richard Whiteley of Yorkshire TV generously agreed to act as MC for the event . |
| 11 | And former Liverpool City Council leader , Sir Trevor Jones , has volunteered to act as appeal treasurer . |
| 12 | Other jobs and dignities , including the leadership of the House , the chairmanship of the party , the conduct of Central African affairs , the oversight of European negotiations , the first Secretaryship of State , and even the Deputy Premiership , were to be added unto me for varying periods in the years that followed ; and each time Macmillan went abroad-notably during his Eastern tour in 1958 and his African trip in 1960-I was automatically invited to act as head of the government . |
| 13 | Much of her spare time is spent acting as secretary to her husband , who is Deputy President ( Technical ) of the B.A.G.A. The rare weekend not taken up with Medau or Gymnastics sees them both actively pursuing their other hobby — rambling ! |
| 14 | She 's an agent of the new Government , specifically hired to act as assassin against the exiled previous leaders . ’ |
| 15 | He was recruited because a man could not be found to act as porter for the annual salary of £27 . |
| 16 | Where public law cases are to be heard in the High Court the Official Solicitor may be appointed to act as guardian ad litem and will then have all the usual powers and duties of a guardian ( s41(8) ) . |
| 17 | More people are also wanted to act as committee members — particularly people who have a relative with a brain injury — to help the present team by spreading the workload . |
| 18 | A few months after his death , I was asked to act as editor of this bicentenary history of the Royal Veterinary College , and I am proud to have been one of the team that has produced a book which I hope does justice to the author and to the College . |
| 19 | ‘ These provincial councils were meant to act as part of central council within their own area , but they have grown more independent and now we have a situation where there is both competition and conflict between them and a reluctance to accept the authority of central council . ’ |
| 20 | Twelve year-old Tanwaru was forced to act as interpreter between the raiders and her mother who only speaks Bengali . |
| 21 | Irish referee Brian Smith was forced to act as peacemaker when fighting broke out among the rival front rows on more than one occasion , and once again the Aussies were frustrated by the spoiling tactics of the home side . |
| 22 | Mr Stewart was convinced that , provided booksellers had the required enthusiasm and vision to tackle the schools market , they were uniquely placed to act as agent to all publishers and to provide a one-stop shopping facility for teachers . |
| 23 | The advisory teacher was then well placed to act as broker between the course requirements , the students and the schools . |
| 24 | I fear that if we are tempted to act as Opposition Members are trying to tempt me to do now , we might jeopardise the Bill 's progress . |
| 25 | The barrister is currently alone entitled to act as advocate in the higher courts . |
| 26 | In July 1988 he received a letter from Lord Vestey saying his name was withdrawn from the rotating list of those qualified to act as chairman . |
| 27 | The Palestinians have also successfully challenged America 's assumption that it was pre-eminently qualified to act as peace broker , an assumption that had underscored US policy in the Middle East since 1967 . |
| 28 | Thus administrative receivers must be qualified to act as insolvency practitioners and can only be removed from office by the court . |