Example sentences of "as [noun] or [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many volunteers acted as models or helped behind the scenes with refreshments and raffle tickets . |
| 2 | if I may say so is a key point is n't it that a lot of the transactions you 've discussed were off-market transactions , they were unusual transactions and the financial institutions that were carrying out those transactions whether they were acting as banker or acting as broker , they would have had knowledge that those transactions were not normal market transactions . |
| 3 | The selected object is surrounded by a rectangle , which forms the background but does not necessarily have a border , and these tiles can then be arranged as required , used as fills or combined with the clipping function . |
| 4 | However , with stand magnifiers , the restricted space under the lens does not permit activities such as writing or sewing to be undertaken while the lens is being held . |
| 5 | Entries provide address , phone number and and service offered and ( most usefully ) the restorer 's qualifications if any , and are arranged geographically under the relevant speciality such as furniture or works on paper . |
| 6 | This need not be an onerous task — but local groups are always in need of volunteers , whether to raise funds , clear ditches , plant trees , give lectures , act as treasurer or serve on the committee , deliver newsletters , type — or simply make the tea ! |
| 7 | At the same time its hardness meant that it could be used to impress softer substances such as clay or wax without incurring wear . |
| 8 | Except that trusts of land must be created by writing , a trust may be created by any sufficient expression of intention to create it , whether the legal ownership is transferred to another to hold as trustee or remains with the creator of the trust , who in that case will himself be the trustee . |
| 9 | Women first appeared as station employees in Europe on tasks such as carriage-cleaning or waiting in refreshment rooms . |