Example sentences of "which serve as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After pulling on her clothes , she headed downstairs for the perfunctory glass of orange-juice which served as breakfast . |
| 2 | Organised by the same curator as the Bagatelle exhibition , Solange Auzias de Turenne , ‘ Moore Intime ’ features a life-size reconstruction of rooms from Moore 's house , ‘ Hoglands ’ , complete with contents down to the books in the same order as the artist left them in the bookcases , and items from his art collection which served as inspiration for his work . |
| 3 | In the large marquee which served as Company Office and Company Stores combined , a line of wretched riflemen in dripping ground sheets sat bare footed waiting to display a fine collection of blisters . |
| 4 | Firstly , what was the precise nature of the Allied policy which served as guidance in coming to this decision ? |
| 5 | She led the way to a room at the back which served as living room and kitchen , chattering non stop . |
| 6 | Our ship was Viking , a standard forty five foot Admiralty motor fishing vessel which served as training ship for the Stornoway Sea Cadets . |
| 7 | Peri 's prologue is a strophic solo with instrumental ritornello ; scene I ends with a 12-bar ‘ madrigalian ’ chorus of nymphs and shepherds ( composed by Caccini in both operas ) which serves as refrain to brief solos by two nymphs and a shepherd , and the other scenes have similar finales , those to 2 and 4 also by Caccini . |
| 8 | Possibly in nature the eggs are scattered at the surface of the sea among minute plankton which serves as food for the fry and the almost freshwater in the spawning aquarium was a contributing factor to the loss of the fry . |