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  1. As they were sleeping, somebody broke into the house.
  2. As I was driving down the street, I saw Peter.
  3. As I walked through the park I remembered about my mother's birthday.

Do these sentences sound natural? Can I use “as“ in this way?

I know that “when“ or “while" can be used to introduce a longer background action or situation. I am just wondering whether I could use “as" in this way.

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The sentences are OK.

as used here is not an introduction but as a conjunction for events happening at the same time.
See Collins as sense 6:

6) at the same time that; while ⇒ "she laughed as she spoke"

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