Example sentences of "[vb past] the royal [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former depicted the royal coat of arms , texts from the scriptures , the Creed , or the Lord 's Prayer . |
| 2 | Soon after Mrs Thatcher came to power in 1979 she disbanded the Royal Commission on the Distribution of Income and Wealth , set up as a permanent body by the Labour government in 1974 to report periodically on changes in distribution trends . |
| 3 | Even with the bustle of oil activity , Scapa was a lonely place with an aura of sadness , forever haunted by its sad history of scuttled and torpedoed ships ; each time I passed the Royal Oak buoy on our way into Scapa Pier I was reminded of this history . |
| 4 | In a series of briefings yesterday , sources agreed the royal marriage was less than perfect . |
| 5 | The majority ( eight out of 14 ) were republican , only one respected the Royal Family , the rest said the Windsors should get their act together . |
| 6 | With his precision of line , careful musicality and swift little steps close to the ground , Shaw , in ballets like Les Rendezvous , embodied everything that was best about Ashton 's choreography and which made the Royal Ballet unique . |
| 7 | The report in 1977 was valuable but rather theoretical , and shortly afterwards the BLR&DD commissioned the Royal College of Art to produce a library guiding manual which would aim to give librarians practical advice on designing and implementing library signing systems which would be effective , attractive , quick and economical to produce and easy to maintain and update . |
| 8 | The school later moved to Gower St , was granted a royal patent , and eventually became the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . |
| 9 | At home , the SPB ( it became the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds only in 1904 ) began to set up Nature reserves during the 1880s , as the decline in some native species became apparent . |
| 10 | The formation of the Incorporation of Surgeons and Barber Surgeons ( 1505 ) which later became the Royal College of Surgeons , the foundation of the Royal College of Physicians ( 1681 ) and the foundation of the University in 1583 . |
| 11 | It was not ‘ otium cum indignitate , ’ for who should have an even smaller room over mine , known as the horse boxes , but Mr William Gilliat , who later became the royal gynaecologist , and brought the Prince of Wales into this world . |
| 12 | He notified the Royal Greenwich Observatory , which confirmed the discovery and cabled the central clearing house for astronomical telegrams at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts . |
| 13 | Cost is obviously a factor which is balanced against the need for special skill or expertise , but it was an appreciation of the fears of the public about the financial consequences of visiting a solicitor which led the Royal Commission on Legal Services to recommend the ‘ free initial half-hour ’ despite the possibilities of abuse . |
| 14 | With Albert he planned the royal children 's education and systematized the royal household . |
| 15 | Then together we tried the Royal Albert and the Star and Garter . |
| 16 | Their parody of two drunken journalists provided the Royal couple with a chance to have the last laugh on Fleet Street . |
| 17 | Who helped the Royal College of Midwives to write their textbook on breastfeeding ? |
| 18 | This engaging puppy , featured on the 37p stamp , helped the Royal Mail celebrate the 150th anniversary of the R.S.P.C.A. |
| 19 | Thus , instead of raiding the countryside under cover of defending it , or stealing money to pay for horses and their harnesses , the nobility entered the royal service in large numbers in both England and France so that , ironically , ‘ the budget of the State was to some extent a budget of noble assistance ’ ; used by kings on both sides of the Channel to pay the nobility , among others , for their services in war . |
| 20 | I went to university at the Sorbonne in Paris , entered the royal service , and joined the French crown 's legion of secret agents called the Luciferi , the Light-Bearers . |
| 21 | Large numbers of the demonstrators , trapped by the army , entered the Royal Hotel , already filled with journalists and opposition figures . |
| 22 | After junior appointments at St Thomas 's and Great Ormond Street he entered the Royal Army Medical Corps for two years , during part of which time he investigated the dangers of hyperthermia in tank crews and how they might be overcome . |
| 23 | Atkinson entered the Royal Navy in 1908 and was recommended by the medical director-general to join as surgeon and helminthologist the 1910 expedition to Antarctica led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott [ q.v . ] . |
| 24 | He was educated at Seckford 's Grammar School at Woodbridge and entered the Royal Navy in 1759 as a midshipman aboard HMS Captain . |
| 25 | Richards entered the Royal Navy in 1832 and in 1835 was appointed midshipman in the survey ship Sulphur , serving in the Pacific under Captain ( Sir ) Edward Belcher [ q.v . ] . |
| 26 | In 1880 Pilcher entered the Royal Navy as a cadet . |
| 27 | Vidal entered the Royal Navy as a first-class ‘ volunteer ’ in 1803 , serving on board Illustrious . |
| 28 | In 1780 he entered the Royal Navy as surgeon 's mate , becoming full surgeon in 1782 . |
| 29 | Arrowsmith entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1789 , and began to exhibit there from 1792 onwards . |
| 30 | Dadd entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1837 , being regarded as one of the most talented students of his generation . |