Example sentences of "served as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each guest had a trencher or plate of hard stale bread which served as a dish for a series of rich foods served by harassed , sweating boys who had to feed countless mouths and , at the same time , avoid the secretly lecherous hands of certain of the guests . |
| 2 | For me that meant wrapping it in a blue launderette bag which served as a case . |
| 3 | Inspired by a sense of private and public duty , he served as a magistrate in Widnes for many years . |
| 4 | He served as a martial-law prime minister from 1985 to 1988 , when he was dismissed by the late military president , General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq , after he tried to assert his authority . |
| 5 | In later life it served as a stable , the 16th century structure being initially restored in 1937 and subsequently converted . |
| 6 | The lonely inn at Cluanie has prospered since it served as a beerhouse for itinerant and infrequent travellers and today is a compulsive stop for cars and coaches . |
| 7 | Huge bales of firewood were strapped to its back , but the donkey forced its way up the steep little path that served as a village street . |
| 8 | Whilst the stipend supported him and his growing family , he probably never resided there but served as a chaplain in the Royal Army ; in this capacity he was taken prisoner in 1645 in an attack on Cardigan Castle in Wales . |
| 9 | ‘ First , Hopkins was a monk , a Benedictine from Glastonbury but he also served as a chaplain for the Santerres here at Templecombe as well as for the outlying farms . |
| 10 | He served as a lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery of the 51st Highland division in 1916–18 . |
| 11 | When Italy entered the war he served as a lieutenant in the army , and , later , as a lieutenant-commander in the navy , working as a military communications consultant . |
| 12 | As early as 1826 he served as a university examiner in mathematics , the first of many occasions . |
| 13 | The examples of the behaviour of these men was so outrageous that it served as a warning to many people against this particular vice . |
| 14 | She needed a reminder of this trip even if it only served as a warning . |
| 15 | Besides attempting to say what it was about a sensation which served as a sign of the location of whatever had given rise to it , adherents of the local sign theory had also to say in what way the reference to a part of the body was made — whether in the form of visual imagery , or of a judgement , or of something else . |
| 16 | With the screech of rusty hinges , one section of the boarding which served as a door was partly pushed and partly kicked open . |
| 17 | He speaks with the considerable experience of someone who served as a Minister in the Department of Employment . |
| 18 | It served as a rite of cultural rebirth by which the male individual was accorded entry into the society and religion of his people . |
| 19 | Nellie McClung served as a member of the Board of Governors of the CBC and died in 1951 . |
| 20 | Thirdly , Krimsky served as a member of the Cambridge Experimentation Review Board . |
| 21 | In 1624 he obtained leave of absence from the University and served as a Member of Parliament . |
| 22 | Yet amazingly , he later served as a member of the London Fire Service throughout the blitz bombing of the City of London . |
| 23 | He served as a member of the royal commission on Indian expenditure ( 1895–1900 ) but he made an error in appearing as a witness before the other commissioners . |
| 24 | Palmer was a freeman of the Drapers ' Company by patrimony and served as a member of the court ( 1792–5 ) . |
| 25 | No. 54 , in page 38 , line 48 , at end insert — ; or b ) where the total number of years of any previous terms of office ( whether or not consecutive ) served as a member of that board exceeds eight . ' . |
| 26 | Simpson served as a major in this campaign , which culminated in the victory at Worcester . |
| 27 | I speak as someone who until last May served as a councillor in a metropolitan district . |
| 28 | At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war some months later he was recalled to Germany ; he served as a stretcher-bearer in the army of the Loire and was wounded . |
| 29 | It served as a catalyst which greatly accelerated the pace of change within the Empire . |
| 30 | The back of the chair and the floor were strewn with clothes and the top of a chest of drawers which served as a dressing table under an oval mirror was crowded with bottles , dirty glasses , jars of make-up and packets of tissues . |