Example sentences of "but as a [noun] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simply measuring height can mean a communication problem between children and their parents , but as a university lecturer I face a much greater difficulty because the use of just one inadvertent ‘ old ’ term can easily lose a class of students . |
| 2 | But as a Suffolk man minself , |
| 3 | First , the complete omission of ‘ When I have often heard young maids complaining ’ ( This may seem surprising , given that the text managed to get into the quarto , even if late ; but as a continuo song it could , at a pinch , have been accompanied by the harpsichordist from a separate sheet , with a gamba player reading over his shoulder . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know what it is about the ‘ 68 but as a Fender Jag it 's got a real thin sound . |
| 5 | But as a model prisoner he was back on the streets within three years after remission for good behaviour . |
| 6 | Yes , but as a County Councillor I did n't expect you to attack the idea of politically appointed Governors . |
| 7 | I have never regarded myself as a member of the " personality brigade " but as a television journalist who is equally experienced and valuable to a unit behind the cameras as in front of them . |
| 8 | Thus a gold or purple-leaved shrub is best used not as an alternative to green foliage , but as a specimen highlight whose beauty depends on the contrast with its green neighbours . |
| 9 | I could not be happy doing that , but as a pop singer I was in my element , because really all I d I did n't even think of it as singing , I thought of it , when I performed on stage as a pop singer I just thought of of it really of making love to the audience . |
| 10 | It 's still not clear how the man set fire to himself , but as a remand prisoner he was allowed cigarettes and matches in his cell . |
| 11 | But as an investment house we can do that . |