Example sentences of "[adv] as a [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The company itself is treated not merely as a person , the subject of rights and duties , but also as a res , the object of rights and duties .
2 For the previous five years I 'd worked solely as a sports photographer , and had really enjoyed it , but my work on the Hoggar Marathon was different , because I was just as interested in the scenery that surrounded me as I was in the race itself .
3 Built around the turn of the century , it had been designed originally as a soldiers ' barracks .
4 The CUMS has retained its name but now functions mainly as a women refugee coordinating body , particularly in Mexico and Nicaragua .
5 ‘ My game is suited to doubles because I return well , ’ he said yesterday , ‘ but my priority is to do well as a singles player . ’
6 Perhaps Rourke was there as an ideas man — certainly he did n't show much enthusiasm for getting into the nitty-gritty of the day-to-day workload .
7 ‘ Mick was very much trying to live down the pretty-boy guitarist bit and to be taken seriously as a blues player .
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