Example sentences of "[adv] appoint [noun] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 Gerry de Silva was formally appointed army Chief of Staff on Oct. 23 .
2 Whatever the case , the fact remains that the Defence Committee voted almost unanimously to appoint Franco Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist forces .
3 Even the earls present hailed this as an excellent plan , and Fraser was there and then appointed Deputy Warden of the Marches .
4 Here he gained experience in locomotive building and his ability sufficiently impressed Charles F. Beyer , in charge of the locomotive department , so that in 1842 he recommended Ramsbottom as locomotive superintendent of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway , which in 1846 became part of the London and North Western , of which he was then appointed district superintendent of the north-east division .
5 Thorne , newly appointed finance director of Sainsbury 's , is probably unique among her colleagues round the board table .
6 He was subsequently appointed deputy director of Directorate S , the most sinister division within the KGB .
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