Example sentences of "became a member [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The book which he wrote was circulated to the English universities and he then became a member of a mission to Italy to press the divorce on the Pope .
2 Palmer subsequently became a member of the council of the Institution and in 1835 was elected one of the vice-presidents ; he was always very attached to the Institution , contributing several interesting papers and seldom failing to take part in the discussions which he considered to be the most valuable part of the meetings .
3 In 1633 Salisbury accompanied Charles to his coronation in Edinburgh and became a member of the council of Scotland .
4 He became a member of the council of state from 1649 to 1651 , and its president for a while , and entered the Rump Parliament as MP for King 's Lynn .
5 In 1821 Marshall began lengthy visits to London , where he met the leading Utilitarians , supported their causes , and became a member of the council of the new university there .
6 Mr Hinks became a member of the council of the Law Society , which was quite an accolade for the firm , and he is believed to be the only Darlington solicitor to be honoured in this way .
7 She was co-opted to the Glamorgan county education committee , and became a member of the court of governors of the University of Wales .
8 He became a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in 1860 .
9 As a lecturer , Mr. Page became a member of the university which is a corporate body regulated by Royal Charter .
10 In June the HDF became a member of the Union of European Democratic Parties .
11 In 1988 he became a member of the Board of Business in the Community .
12 In this year , he was appointed President of the English Circle of Books Across the Sea , and also became a member of the Apollo Society which was dedicated to reviving " the neglected art of reading poetry and to show that poetry and music can be regarded as complementary " .
13 In January 1648 he became a member of the committee of both kingdoms .
14 In 1725 he became a member of the committee of management of the Charitable Corporation .
15 The ITGWU became a member of the ITUC in 1909 , but had very distinct and separate policies to the moderate ITUC which sought to keep its links with Northern protestant workers .
16 Closely associated with Latimer and Neville was a small group of chamber knights , who also benefited substantially from Edward 's patronage , and a London merchant , Richard Lyons , who became a member of the king 's council , an unusual distinction for one of his status .
17 Mawson became a member of the Art-Workers ' Guild in 1905 and was elected an honorary member of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1903 .
18 Pugh suggested three ways in which Penn may have become aware of the Odiham Society 's initiative before he became a member of the society .
19 He was presumably known to at least some of his fellow members — who themselves became foundation members of the Veterinary College — in particular the Duke of Northumberland , first president of the College ; Granville Penn , active in the establishment of the College , who became a member of the Society of Arts in 1788 and was in 1791 a steward ; the Earl of Morton ( one of Vial 's patrons ) ; Thomas Pitt FSA , subsequently to be one of the most assiduous attenders of meetings of the College governors , and last , but not least , Arthur Young , a member of the Society of Arts since 1769 .
20 Elizabeth Heyrick rejoined her family , became a member of the Society of Friends , and ‘ stepped boldly forward the champion of black men and tortured beasts ’ .
21 He became a member of the Society for the Promotion of Arts , Manufactures and Commerce and of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers .
22 In London he became a member of the congregation of J. Baldwin Brown , a famous Congregational preacher in Brixton , and in 1876 he was ordained minister at the Congregational church in Shipley , near Bradford .
23 Marianne Farningham became a member of the Northampton School Board in the mid-1880s , but she declined to canvass or address meetings , preferring to send a printed letter round to electors , though this ladylike course of action did not prevent her heading the poll .
24 We talked about the implications of the job and agreed on a salary , and I became a member of the bank .
25 She became a member of the Salvation Army Students ' Fellowship and was soon fully involved in university life .
26 This was partly due to the West 's indifference to information gathering until recently , the lack of scientific and cultural exchanges until China became a member of the UN in 1971 , and extreme xenophobia on the part of the Chinese government engendered by the Cultural Revolution .
27 In 1945 he went to live in France , where he became a member of the PCE central committee , returning to Spain in July 1976 .
28 An application for membership of the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and World Bank was filed on Feb. 23 , and Bulgaria became a member of the IMF on Sept. 25 .
29 Mongolia became a member of the Group of 77 in June and applied to join the Non-aligned Movement in 1991 .
30 Anyone who knows my hon. Friend 's track record before he became a Member of the House will know how well deserved that promotion is .
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