Example sentences of "[pron] was make chairman [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In 1980 he was made Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lever Brothers Company , New York .
2 At the outbreak of World War I , though not the most senior of chief railway officers , he was made chairman of the Railway Executive , which controlled all aspects of railway operation .
3 In 1985 he was made Chairman of the Bovis Construction Group and appointed to the P&O SN Co Main Board .
4 At 39 he was made chairman of the Conservative Party by Sir Alec Douglas-Home , but was never in favour during the Heath years .
5 And he was made chairman of the Railway executive .
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