Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] serve [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are , of course , instances in other areas of the law where such opinion is ignored , and where one searches in vain for a reasoned articulation of justification based on sound policy , but they usually serve as food for the argument that in so doing the law becomes an ass . |
| 2 | They also serve as case studies of crimes against property , the person and the state . |
| 3 | Whether one believes that ideas of morality determine the content of criminal law or that they instead serve as justification for the state or a social class to exert economic and political control , the relationship between law and morals is important . |
| 4 | Mr Richter was so smitten by Mr Cliburn 's talent , and so bored by the competition ( 1958 was the last time he ever served as judge for anything ) , that he decided to give the talented American pianist the top score of 25 for everything and all the other contestants a zero for everything . |
| 5 | Not only was he heir to the Spencer estates , he also served with distinction as a captain in the Royal Scots Greys during World War Two and , as Equerry to the Queen , he had accompanied the Queen and Prince Philip on their historic tour of Australia shortly before his marriage . |
| 6 | Interest in local politics led him to become a member of Liverpool town council and Lancashire county council ; he also served as chairman of Liverpool chamber of commerce . |
| 7 | He also served as deputy lieutenant for the county of Essex . |
| 8 | He also served as Secretary of WACC 's African Regional Association for some years . |
| 9 | He also served as president of the Geological Society ( 1912–14 ) ; president , section C ( geology ) of the British Association ( 1904 ) ; and vice-president , International Geological Congress ( 1913 ) . |
| 10 | Clark was profoundly influenced by his service as a field medical officer in World War I. He also served in World War II , becoming a lieutenant-colonel . |
| 11 | Since 1979 Brian has managed to combine all his other duties with that of being a Cheshire magistrate and he also serves as chairman of the Cestrian Trust for kidney dialysis . |
| 12 | He later served as deputy governor and then as governor of the Bank of Finland but was obliged to resign in 1983 [ see p. 32218 ] . |
| 13 | He bought a country estate at Knowle , Warwickshire , for £10,000 and he twice served as mayor of Warwick , in 1713–14 and 1728–9 . |