Example sentences of "have acted as [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The largest so far identified lies west of Ryknild Street , emphasizing the fact that the road may once have acted as a settlement boundary . |
| 2 | That receipt would have acted as a bill of sale for the dogs , but without it ‘ Title of Ownership ’ had not been passed for Sophie and Robbie . |
| 3 | If allies were able to provide the necessities of life , primitive valuables could have acted as a medium of exchange ; primitive valuables may also have been used as a means of contracting alliances as may marriages between members of different political groups . |
| 4 | The presence of efficient predators would have acted as a stimulus in the evolution of other groups : even algal grazers would be compelled to evolve protective devices or rapid reproductive strategies to outpace predatory depredations . |
| 5 | That would have acted as a deterrent to any other doctor who thought he had a God-given right to take life . |
| 6 | In addition , divided catalogues or separate classified catalogues could also have acted as a deterrent to subject searching . |
| 7 | It may also have acted as a service centre for the nearby imperial estate centred on Combe Down and for the numerous rich villas which grew up in the vicinity . |
| 8 | Sooner or later water must have acted as a transporter for dissolved materials . |
| 9 | Without engaging in speculation , it can be said that relationships of this type might have acted as a channel for ideas and opinions and represented a means by which influence could be exerted . |
| 10 | To stay and gain promotion within a work enterprise would have acted as a brake on their aspirations to be independent of employment . |
| 11 | Although there are few indications of local industries at Rochester itself , the town may well have acted as the service centre for the potteries in the Cliffe area to the north and those situated downstream on both sides of the Medway estuary . |