Example sentences of "[Wh pn] served as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The Very Revd Dr J. Fraser McLuskey , M.C. , who served as chaplain to the 1st Regiment , summed up its quality in his book Parachute Padre : ‘ It does n't take long to sense the atmosphere of a strange Mess . |
2 | Confusingly , it was another Richard Hutchinson , of the City and later of Stepney , who was co-treasurer for sick and wounded soldiers , widows , and orphans from 1643 to 1660 and a judge for imprisoned debtors in 1653–4 , and who served as co-paymaster of the navy under the treasurers in 1688–71 , appearing in the latter part of Pepys 's diary . |
3 | , Alexander Thomas Emeric ( 1792–1863 ) , hydrographer , was born in 1792 , the youngest of the three sons ( there was also a daughter ) of Emeric Vidal , a naval officer who served as secretary to three distinguished admirals , Sir Robert Kingsmill , Sir John Ross , and Robert Duff [ qq.v. ] , and his wife Jane Essex . |
4 | On the base they are inscribed with the name of a former owner , Silius , who served as legate of Upper Germany between A.D. 14 and A.D. 21 . |
5 | Gee succeeded Jonathon Porritt , who served as director until 1990 . |
6 | Former LDP Cabinet Minister Toshiyuki Inamura , who served as Director-General of the Environment Agency in 1986-87 , resigned from the party on Dec. 26 , a day before he was indicted on charges of tax evasion . |