Example sentences of "[adv] served as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She needed a reminder of this trip even if it only served as a warning . |
| 2 | The outer room contained two wash-hand basins with a paper towel dispenser and , to the left of the door , a long Formica-covered counter with a glass above it which apparently served as a dressing-table . |
| 3 | Relics have been housed in the neighbouring priory ruins , including a huge stone chest decorated in high relief with scenes from the biblical tale of David and known as St Andrew 's Sarcophagus , although there is no reason to suppose that it ever served as a coffin . |
| 4 | They must have constantly wondered whether they would ever return to the world outside the moat that separated them from it , a moat that also served as a sewer . |
| 5 | A RollsRoyce tourer , built for Lord Astor in 1935 but which also served as a machine gun carrier in the Second World War and later as a hearse , is among classic cars gathering at Duncombe Park , near Helmsley on Sunday . |
| 6 | ‘ First , Hopkins was a monk , a Benedictine from Glastonbury but he also served as a chaplain for the Santerres here at Templecombe as well as for the outlying farms . |
| 7 | It also served as a prison , and features as such in Walter Scott 's novel The Heart of Midlothian . |
| 8 | The Anniversary also served as a reminder of the sacrifices made during the wartime years by those who gave unstintingly to preserve the freedom we now enjoy . |
| 9 | Penrith also served as a source of reward for more scattered retainers . |
| 10 | Penrith also served as a source of reward for more scattered retainers . |
| 11 | He also served as a district councillor for eight years , before retiring in July last year . |
| 12 | They were in the hallway which also served as a reception area for the hotel and Hope raised his voice to include as many eavesdroppers as possible in his private conversation with the landlord . |
| 13 | Yet amazingly , he later served as a member of the London Fire Service throughout the blitz bombing of the City of London . |
| 14 | Consideration was given to living there , but the thought of sixty bedrooms and only one bathroom was too much Legend has it that the place was once so deprived of modern conveniences that drinking water would sometimes be collected by a footman with a silver pitcher from a stream flowing in front of the main door which originally served as a moat . |
| 15 | His late father was a Kyrgyz who proudly served as a border guard for the KGB in far-flung regions of the former Soviet Union . |
| 16 | Engaged in the reform of the Board of Trade in 1668 , he then served as a commissioner for trade between 1668 and 1672 . |
| 17 | He then served as a captain in the 2nd Devonshire Regiment . |