Example sentences of "act as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , both circumstances particularly highlighted skills which were difficult to acquire or monitor and could hardly act as evidence on the nature of thought . |
| 2 | Previously only a member firm of The Stock Exchange could act as sponsor . |
| 3 | I would act as Master of Ceremonies introducing Sir Ernest and the various artists who took part as winners of that year 's MacMillan Club competitions . |
| 4 | The ease with which this theft was carried out and the incompetent way in which it was investigated makes one wonder if America is not secretly pleased that Israel has become a nuclear power in the Middle East so that it can act as tripwire in any conflict . |
| 5 | Local natives believe that , eaten or worn as decoration , they will act as protection from injury . |
| 6 | Mr D. Wilson will act as co-ordinator . |
| 7 | the teacher-librarian ( who would act as coordinator for the Project ) ; |
| 8 | In the meantime , his assistant , Mr Ronnie Moran , would act as caretaker manager . |
| 9 | Why do n't you act as intermediary ? |
| 10 | Mr Baker also said three MPs would act as campaign co-ordinators in London , Birmingham and Leeds for next May 's council elections . |
| 11 | Mr Baker also said three MPs would act as campaign co-ordinators in London , Birmingham and Leeds for next May 's council elections . |
| 12 | As a result , Sir Thomas has resolved that he can no longer act as go-between in respect of the prince 's letters to yourself . ’ |
| 13 | If so the draftsman should consider giving one of the parties ( usually the landlord ) the right to choose whether the person to be appointed to determine the new rent should act as expert or arbitrator . |
| 14 | 9.2.1 A firm or company can act as expert |
| 15 | The federation shall act as guarantor for the liabilities of the Special Fund . |
| 16 | It is convenient that , in addition to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence , the Cabinet should include at least one , and preferably two , Ministers without Departmental duties who can act as Chairman of Standing Committees . |
| 17 | In a healthy democracy the discussions of the representative assembly will as it were act as chairman for the multifarious informal discussion of the nation as a whole , and the measure of the successful working of democracy is the extent to which the voting of the ordinary man and woman has been informed by this widely diffused public discussion . |
| 18 | Non-executive director John Evans will act as chairman until a permanent successor is found . |
| 19 | A tutor from the centre where the applicant has applied to study , will act as mentor and advise/assist the applicant as necessary in completing the form and preparing a supportive portfolio of documentary evidence . |
| 20 | However , Brownie Helper 's husband would act as chauffeur , so not being able to think of more excludes , I duly arrived at the appointed hour , to find a welcoming party of six little girls , all anxious to fetch and carry equipment . |
| 21 | The commission would act as secretary , rich Arab countries would pay the biggest whack . |
| 22 | The point that my hon. Friend has made was graphically illustrated by the hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) , who is reported as having said that if Labour were to introduce its devolution plans he could not act as Secretary of State for Health for England and Wales . |
| 23 | Shortly after volunteering my services contacted me to see if I would act as supporter for who had recently had a little girl called . |
| 24 | She then , in the words of one insider , proceeds to ‘ act as judge and jury in her own cause ’ . |
| 25 | The Conservatives , Winston Churchill predicted , with rather more prescience than Asquith , would not ‘ act as bottle holders to those who kicked us into the street three months ago and deliberately erected this Socialist monstrosity ’ . |
| 26 | These will act as database and mainframe servers and will take around 30% of the load from the mainframe . |
| 27 | Almeyda would meanwhile act as party president and Arrate as secretary-general . |
| 28 | On rare occasions a parent would act as chaperone . |
| 29 | I wanted a physical scale and mass which would act as counterweight to the columns and the weight of the stone . |
| 30 | In the next few days you will be briefed by your managers who will be picking up issues specific to your particular part of the organisation and who will act as feedback channels for your questions and concerns . |