Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb -s] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Subsequently , on the initiative of Mark Boyle , the international sculptor who exhibits as part of ‘ The Boyle Family ’ , the proposal was accepted in principle by the Arts Council of Great Britain . |
2 | It is probable that his last act as archbishop was to consecrate as his successor as bishop of Lichfield , Ealdwulf , who witnesses as bishop from c . |
3 | The Lord Chamberlain , who acts as head of the royal household , is the Earl of Airlie , an Old Etonian banker whose wife , Virginia , is a longstanding Lady of the Bedchamber and whose younger brother , the Hon. |
4 | Manzini , who acts as interpreter for the England star on the training ground , brushed aside the discussion between Zoff and Gazza as a typical tactical discussion . |
5 | Peter ‘ Penny ’ Murphy , a local farmer who acts as curator of the birthplace when Dr Kavanagh is in America , is like a man savouring a dream . |
6 | To see that they obey , they are flanked on either side by a koonkie who acts as schoolmaster . |
7 | In spite of serious conservation problems , including losses of paint and straw , it was bought by an American dealer believed to be Celia Asher , who acts as agent for theatrical impresario Riklis , for $580,000 ( £322,200 ) |
8 | ‘ Partridge , who acts as guide , as boots , postilion , and boatman , at the Salutation Inn , might have brought us down an easier descent ; but as he had been out with a chaise all night , he was perhaps induced , from fatigue , to take us the nearest way . |
9 | Whatever he might do , he could n't get past the postmistress at Cong , who acts as operator , and runs the whole village . |
10 | As it stands , the Committee consists of the Mayor of Venice who acts as Vice-Chairman ( the present outgoing Chairman is architect Paolo Portoghesi ) , and eighteen other members : three appointed by the local authority , three by the provincial government , five by the Veneto region , three by the Council of Ministers , a further three by the major trade-union confederations and a final member from among the permanent staff of the Biennale . |
11 | It elects a 15-member presidium , which in turn elects a Chairman who serves as State President for a five-year term . |
12 | It gives them a good insight into the world of business , ’ explained shift manager Peter Ketchell , who serves as vice-chairman of the organising committee alongside colleague the site 's schools liaison officer . |
13 | Forstmann Little , the New York investment firm which has controlled Gulfstream Aerospace since its acquisition from Chrysler in 1990 , has invested a further $250 million in the company and repurchased the 31 per cent shareholding held by company founder Allen Paulson , who remains as chairman . |