Example sentences of "as a [noun] [noun sg] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lived as a village carpenter 's son . |
| 2 | All manner of dogs have won , including a Pekingese who saved a mother and daughter from carbon monoxide poisoning , right up to a sandy-coated mongrel who learned how to climb a ladder in his apprenticeship as a window cleaner 's assistant ! |
| 3 | When newspapers start to report falls in Labour 's opinion-poll lead to 15% as a setback and Conservatives claim as a triumph Labour 's best-ever local-government result , we can safely conclude that the political landscape in Britain has changed . |
| 4 | Just as a Swatch Collector 's . |
| 5 | Shakespeare 's dramas of Hamlet , Romeo and Juliet and Othello have many subtle touches of humour and tenderness , as do his lighter works such as A Midsummer Night 's Dream . |
| 6 | Bill joined the BBC as a radio engineer 's assistant in 1932 and went to the fledgling Television service a few years later . |
| 7 | In fact , SuperCalc has become best known as a power user 's tool , more likely because of its serious outlook , rather than any vast superiority in the features stakes . |
| 8 | As a family Queen 's Park Baptist Church means a lot to us , and it is good to be going into this task with such a strong church behind us . |
| 9 | As a supermarket manager 's wife put it : |
| 10 | This , combined with an impeccable knowledge of his business from the bottom up he worked as a lift fitter 's mate for a year and the quality of the Pickerings product are the reasons that the company should see off the imminent dip in profits . |