Example sentences of "he acted as the " in BNC.

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1 He acted as the intellectual cavalry , seeking out new fields , harrying the enemy with his pen and probing unknown territory .
2 From the 1920s to the 1940s he acted as the principal representative of the provisional administration in Washington , having given up the presidency .
3 He acted as the principal connection between King , Council , and Parliament ; for , until Robert Cecil went to the Lords in 1604 , the Secretary was usually a commoner and was normally the Crown 's principal mouthpiece in the Lower House .
4 He acted as the scribe of the gods , a messenger and mediator as a divinity of wisdom and was a moon god .
5 He acted as the substitute and the representative for the whole human race .
6 Between 1281 and 1285 he acted as the attorney of a number of different litigants in the Common Bench and the Exchequer , perhaps while studying law as an apprentice of the king 's court .
7 He acted as the focal point for the enthusiasm of many hundreds of volunteer workers of every social background up and down the country .
8 And it was er no it was a lady on Sanday , her dad had been the joiner there and she said that erm he acted as the funeral arranger as well .
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