Example sentences of "was elected the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Ramsey was elected the Cambridge regius professor by the votes of five men out of seven . |
| 2 | Mr. Walker 's draft bye-laws were referred to a Sub-Committee — which in the event was elected the following December at the first Annual General Meeting . |
| 3 | Three weeks later , Lord Rivers ( later to be a vice-president of the College ) was elected the Odiham Society 's president . |
| 4 | But under the revised membership clause of the constitution the Rev W. B. Sleight , who was not a missioner , was eligible for this honour and it was he , who , " in accordance with the general feeling " , was elected the first President of the BDDA . |
| 5 | John Young was elected the first honorary Director , and the BDA agreed to provide the administration for the time being . |
| 6 | He took a prominent and active part in the investigations which led ultimately to the Mines Inspection Act of 1851 , and he was elected the first president of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers , to which he subsequently read many papers , on its formation at Newcastle in 1852 . |
| 7 | Kinloch stood as the Whig candidate in the election that followed , and in December of that year was elected the first MP for the borough . |
| 8 | He took a leading part in the formation of the Institute of Marine Engineers and was elected the first president in 1889 . |
| 9 | Li Yuan-tzu was elected the next day as Vice-President with 93 per cent of the votes , receiving 602 out of 644 cast . |
| 10 | Last year she was elected the Best under 21 Young Farmer and now at 22 , enjoys her involvement with the club , her work at and recreation of playing hockey and country pursuits . |
| 11 | Sabine Sheehan ( 21 ) was elected the German ‘ Rose of Tralee ’ last month in a competition of which Guinness was the chief sponsor . |
| 12 | then Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Hotels and Caterers association ( now consultant ) was elected the new HCIMA President 1991–92 . |
| 13 | The Wensleydale-born man was elected the first president of the Society by those gathered in the watchmaker 's shop in 1835 and held that post until his death in 1858 . |
| 14 | He told a press conference in Darlington that if Labour was elected the future of the North-East 's most important road , the A1 , could be in doubt . |