Example sentences of "he [was/were] [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was given benzylpenicillin with cefotaxime and transferred to the intensive care unit , where he subsequently made an uncomplicated recovery . |
| 2 | In the end he was given office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster . |
| 3 | Woods worked directly under Michael Balcon when he was appointed head of production in 1947 and was responsible for employing Ardizzone , Bawden , Barnett Freedman , Peake , Minton , Piper , Searle and others , to produce posters and other advertising material . |
| 4 | In 1890 the first edition of his Manual of Hygiene and Public Health appeared , and in 1891 he was appointed lecturer on hygiene and public health at Charing Cross Hospital medical school . |
| 5 | In May 1841 he was appointed lecturer in physiology at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School . |
| 6 | And it should be remembered that despite a tremendous volume of criticism that heralded the Bennett appointment as the Commandant of Pathfinder Force , it was but a murmur compared with that when he was appointed AOC of No 8 ( PFF ) Group at the tender age of 31 . |
| 7 | He was appointed Keeper of Bécherel in 1368 and of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in 1370 . |
| 8 | Two years later , in the aftermath of the Amsterdam Congress , he was appointed secretary with Aragon of Commune , the monthly publication of the AEAR , the Association of Revolutionary Writers and Artists . |
| 9 | Mr McDaid was at the centre of another controversy in November 1991 when he was appointed Minister of Defence by the then Taoiseach , Charles Haughey . |
| 10 | In 1886 he was appointed professor of physics at the Royal College of Science , London . |
| 11 | In 1898 he was appointed professor of Greek at University College , Cardiff , moving to Manchester University as Hulme professor of Greek in 1908 . |
| 12 | In 1807 he was appointed professor of astronomy and director of the Göttingen Observatory , a post he held until his death . |
| 13 | The most impressive telescope , of 36-feet focus , was provided for Wren 's use when he was appointed professor of astronomy at Gresham College , London , in 1657 . |
| 14 | In December 1918 he was appointed professor of pharmacology at the University of Cape Town . |
| 15 | He was elected FRS in 1934 and in 1937 he was appointed professor of chemistry at University College London . |
| 16 | He was appointed surveyor of excise for the city of Dublin in 1809 and in the following year was transferred to county Donegal , where he was put in charge of operations against illicit distilling . |
| 17 | Knighted by the queen in the following year , he was appointed surveyor of Crown lands in Devon for life , and sat for local constituencies in the next seven Parliaments . |
| 18 | in October 1642 for his conduct in a cavalry skirmish , he was appointed colonel of horse under Viscount Grandison , surrendering with him at Winchester in December and , like him , breaking his parole . |
| 19 | In 1950 he was appointed Trainer to Palace 's League team and was twice nominated in that capacity to the Division 3 South eleven in the annual representative matches against their northern counterparts . |
| 20 | On 7 November he was made justiciar of north Wales for life in place of Hastings to whom Warwick had given the office in the previous August . |
| 21 | In March 1284 , after its conclusion , he was made justiciar of north Wales . |
| 22 | On 7 November he was made justiciar of north Wales for life in place of Hastings to whom Warwick had given the office in the previous August . |
| 23 | In late 1797 he was elected adjutant-general for county Antrim and preparations began for a rebellion . |
| 24 | He acquired a considerable fortune and was noted for his philanthropy ; he was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford Town in 1768 . |
| 25 | He was elected chairman of backbench smaller businesses committee , and was appointed as delegate to NATO , specialising in human rights . |
| 26 | On 21 January 1814 he was elected professor of mineralogy at the ( Royal ) Dublin Society , the support of J. L. Foster [ q.v . ] , |
| 27 | In 1945 he was elected professor of engineering science at Oxford and a fellow of Brasenose College . |
| 28 | Early in 1399 he was promoted master in Chancery . |
| 29 | This was totally in contradiction to Mr Venables ' claim that he was promised security of tenure . |