Example sentences of "confer on [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adrift and in debt , Rolfe was taken in by the Duchess of Sforza-Cesarini , who conferred on him the title of Baron Corvo before he returned to England later in the year . |
| 2 | General Booth of the Salvation Army , had recognition by the City of London conferring on him the Freedom of the City , in 1905 , which was also the year when Dr. T.J. Barnard ( the founder of the Children 's Homes that bear his name ) , died on 19th , September . |
| 3 | Moreover there were functions which only the lord himself could carry out , particularly in matters of justice , for as a baron of Scotland , Ramsay had the power of pit and gallows , conferring on him the right and duty to adjudicate in most issues not reserved to the crown , a grave responsibility for a man who took his obligations seriously , and one in which his brother could not replace him . |
| 4 | Training is now provided for the BVetMed degree , entitling graduates to be registered as members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons , which confers on them the title of veterinary surgeon and the sole right to practise as such . |
| 5 | The fact that it is transcendent confers on it the boon that its enduring is not dependent on appearances but on mental factors . |