Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] agent for [art] " in BNC.

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1 v. Perry , the wife 's contention was that her husband , in obtaining her consent to the giving of the security , was acting as agent for the bank .
2 In neither case was there any explicit finding that the debtor was acting as agent for the creditor .
3 ‘ Mrs. Perry contends that Mr. Colin Perry , in his dealings with her in relation to the execution of the charge , was acting as agent for the bank in obtaining Mrs. Perry 's consent to the giving of the security .
4 ‘ In both cases it is an essential first step for the wife to be able to show that the husband was acting as agent for the creditor in procuring her signature .
5 With respect to Lloyd L.J. , when the creditor is content to leave it to the debtor to obtain the surety 's signature in circumstances in which it should have been aware that undue influence might come into play , it is not necessary to establish that the debtor was acting as agent for the bank .
6 No more is heard of him after this , although Kympton was acting as agent for the commissioners of the sick and wounded at Plymouth in 1703 .
7 Arguably the company secretary was acting as agent for the shareholders .
8 The purchaser must be the person suffering loss unless it can be shown that the purchaser was acting as agent for the injured customer .
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