Sentence examples for act as a guard from inspiring English sources

On 27 May 1916 Roberts arrived at Gorleston to act as a guard ship for the port of Yarmouth, in effect acting as a coastal defence battery.

In the final version, Elsa creates a single giant snow creature that Olaf nicknames "Marshmallow" to act as a guard after being branded as a monster for her powers.

LEGEND has it that the Sphinx of Giza acts as a guard, defending the pyramid-shaped tombs of the pharaohs behind it from undesirables.

Apparently it also acts as a guard dog against moles, slugs, and other yard destroying pests.

The Commandos provided extra firepower for the navy Motor Torpedo Boats when they were at sea and acted as a guard force when they were at anchor in the Norwegian fjords.

The plate was positioned parallel to the skin surface and acted as a guard to maintain a constant indentation of the probe into the skin of the testing site and to limit the spread of surface waves across the skin.

Most steels have a wide part that acts as a guard at the top of the handle.

A spokesman said: "A doctor's duty is to treat the patient in front of them, not to act as a border guard.

But its ability to act as a civil guard has been sorely tested, as the unruly scenes at the border fences have shown.

On 14 January, a Tokyo Express run delivered a battalion of troops to act as a rear guard for the Ke evacuation.

The plan called for a battalion of army infantry to land by destroyer on Guadalcanal around 14 January to act as a rear guard during the evacuation.