Example sentences of "[adv] served [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Few , however , could have imagined that the man who once served as chairman of Clitheroe Young Conservatives would be asked to don the cocked hat and plumes of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda . |
2 | Mr Richter was so smitten by Mr Cliburn 's talent , and so bored by the competition ( 1958 was the last time he ever served as judge for anything ) , that he decided to give the talented American pianist the top score of 25 for everything and all the other contestants a zero for everything . |
3 | Cowries of the Monetaria moneta species also served as currency in ancient China as well as in other parts of Asia and some areas of Africa . |
4 | Interest in local politics led him to become a member of Liverpool town council and Lancashire county council ; he also served as chairman of Liverpool chamber of commerce . |
5 | He also served as deputy lieutenant for the county of Essex . |
6 | He also served as Secretary of WACC 's African Regional Association for some years . |
7 | Lugar also served as county surveyor for Essex from 1812 to 1816 , and became a freeman of Colchester in 1812 . |
8 | He also served as president of the Geological Society ( 1912–14 ) ; president , section C ( geology ) of the British Association ( 1904 ) ; and vice-president , International Geological Congress ( 1913 ) . |
9 | This enormous hollow thermal spike also served as anchor and root for the hive . |
10 | AN ATTEMPT to inflate the historical nugget of Shane into one vast indictment of America , this symptomatic disaster also served to gun down the Western for ten years . |
11 | Not only was he heir to the Spencer estates , he also served with distinction as a captain in the Royal Scots Greys during World War Two and , as Equerry to the Queen , he had accompanied the Queen and Prince Philip on their historic tour of Australia shortly before his marriage . |
12 | Clark was profoundly influenced by his service as a field medical officer in World War I. He also served in World War II , becoming a lieutenant-colonel . |
13 | He later served as deputy governor and then as governor of the Bank of Finland but was obliged to resign in 1983 [ see p. 32218 ] . |
14 | Unix workstations are now being installed between the mainframe and the personal computers , which formerly served as SNA terminals . |
15 | He bought a country estate at Knowle , Warwickshire , for £10,000 and he twice served as mayor of Warwick , in 1713–14 and 1728–9 . |