Example sentences of "was first elect [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was first elected to the Council in 1971 . |
| 2 | He was first elected to the Liverpool city council as a Liberal in 1903 , was leader of its Liberal party in 1918 , and served almost continuously until his death , at which time he was chairman of the finance committee . |
| 3 | FRANK Field , whose political career stood at the crossroads last night , was first elected to the House of Commons in May 1979 . |
| 4 | Brendan was first elected to the Executive Committee as a representative of AIB Bank , Dublin in 1989 . |
| 5 | President : Chaim Herzog was first elected by the Knesset to the largely ceremonial post of President in 1983 ; he was re-elected for a second term in 1988 . |