Example sentences of "was [vb pp] as [noun] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After Oxford he was recommended as tutor to the son of William Cavendish , First Earl of Devonshire . |
| 2 | Michael Joyce was known as landlord to the Royal Irish Constabulary in the town . |
| 3 | The god of fertility , wine and drunkenness in Greek mythology , Dionysius was known as Bacchus to the Romans . |
| 4 | Eros was known as Cupid to the Romans . |
| 5 | He succeeded his brother James as second baronet in 1761 , gained election as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries , and was appointed as chirographer to the Court of Common Pleas in 1766 . |
| 6 | From 1699 onwards , when A. A. Matveev was sent as minister to the United Provinces , a network of diplomatic representatives abroad comparable in its extent and efficiency to that of any European State was rapidly created . |