Example sentences of "who acted [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The greatest composer in the world , if he lacks an interpreter to suit him , is like a man prevented from speaking by a gag ; and this evening it was you who acted as the interpreter to untie the gag , the messenger to carry the good news . |
| 2 | Mr. Chapman , the master , and his wife , who acted as the matron , were together paid £50 a year , which included their rations . |
| 3 | Their task was to maximize output and hand over the requisite tribute to local officials who acted as the daimyo 's intermediaries . |
| 4 | These were not shire levies but professional soldiers who acted as the sheriff 's posse in the pursuit of criminals . |
| 5 | In the rural areas , every village had someone who acted as the Party boss and who , in collaboration with the Civil Guard , kept the local populace under observation . |
| 6 | When making an appointment the court must consider appointing the guardian who acted for the child previously ( FPCR , r10(8) ; FPR , r4.10(8) ) . |
| 7 | Even when the incumbent on the throne showed little inclination for active policy-making , those who acted for the Tsar owed their power solely to proximity to the throne . |
| 8 | ‘ When the boy came to see me , he was very shaky , ’ said legal executive Mary Jolly , who acted for the boy . |
| 9 | He said that loss adjusters who acted for the council 's insurers after November 's fire , would be attending a meeting to discuss the claim as soon as the sketches are ready . |
| 10 | Trevor Hicks , whose two daughters were among those who died , and Peter Jackson , the Liverpool solicitor who acted for the Football Supporters ' Association at the Hillsborough Inquiry , both condemn the FA for acting in haste . |