Example sentences of "[prep] edward [num] [unc] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1333 he rallied the men of the Cinque ports to defend the country during Edward III 's absence in Scotland and through the early stages of the Hundred Years ' War was inevitably caught up in coastal defence . |
| 2 | Further works at Westminster Palace were entrusted to him in April 1346 , and included the final stages of St Stephen 's chapel , and he was to impress masons and carpenters for Edward III 's expedition against France . |
| 3 | It is a measure of Edward II 's loss of control of his family that a matter as important as his heir 's marriage could be arranged without his prior knowledge or consent . |
| 4 | Only eight at the time of his brother 's accession in 1461 , he spent the early years of Edward IV 's reign in relative obscurity , overshadowed by his elder brother George duke of Clarence . |
| 5 | Only eight at the time of his brother 's accession in 1461 , he spent the early years of Edward IV 's reign in relative obscurity , overshadowed by his elder brother George duke of Clarence . |
| 6 | 1160 ) , whose famous namesake and descendant , bearer of Edward III 's standard at Creçy , was known as Sir Guy Brian , with later generations being called Bryan . |
| 7 | Primitive Methodists , Baptists and Congregationalists took no public position although many of their leaders like Clifford and Parker agreed with Edward VII 's attitude in 1901–2 and favoured omitting the passages . |
| 8 | The Cinque Ports received an admiral on the pattern of Bayonne 's admiral , created in 1295 , and ships from Bayonne brought supplies of wine , corn , flour and other victuals to Edward I 's army in Wales during March and April 1283 . |
| 9 | And the Queen may now find that the monarchy faces the greatest threat to its survival since Edward VIII 's abdication over his affair with an American divorcee 56 years ago . |
| 10 | After a string of scandals involving the younger royals , many believe the House of Windsor is facing its biggest crisis since Edward VIII 's abdication in 1936 . |