"he did his act three times every evening"
"she had a catchy little routine"
"it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
"he put on quite an act for her benefit"
"think before you act"
"We must move quickly"
"The governor should act on the new energy bill"
"The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
"You should act like an adult"
"Don't behave like a fool"
"What makes her do this way?"
"The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
"Gielgud played Hamlet"
"She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"
"She played the servant to her husband's master"
"She acts as the chair"
"In what capacity are you acting?"
"He acted the idiot"
"She plays deaf when the news are bad"
"This scene acts well"
"The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"
"How does your idea work in practice?"
"This method doesn't work"
"The breaks of my new car act quickly"
"The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
"She's just acting"
"She acts in this play"
"He acted in `Julius Caesar'"
"I played in `A Christmas Carol'"