Example sentences of "as [noun] they [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 Outside the north these rarely constituted a coherent connection , but as individuals they provided a necessary point of contact with the area concerned , through which the duke could take action .
2 Outside the north these rarely constituted a coherent connection , but as individuals they provided a necessary point of contact with the area concerned , through which the duke could take action .
3 By the end of their first three months as partners they declared a profit of four pounds eleven shillings , despite having a gas oven refitted at Salmon 's and allowing Charlie to buy his first second-hand suit .
4 In some cases their treaty rights specifically gave them access to them , but as passengers they underwent a steady process of rejection .
5 But before they emerge as adults they have a rather longer incarnation as larvae walking about the river bottom .
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