Example sentences of "swear [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In the second-round run-off presidential election held on May 8 , 1988 , Rodrigo Borja Cevallos of the centre-left Democratic Left ( Izquierda Democrática — ID ) polled 46 per cent of the vote and was sworn in at the head of a new government on Aug. 10 [ see p. 36343 ] . |
| 2 | Lothar de Maizière of the CDU is sworn in at the head of a grand coalition government [ pp. 37378-80 ] . |
| 3 | In March Begum Zia was sworn in as the country 's first woman Prime Minister [ see p. 38102 ] . |
| 4 | On June 22 Tokonye Kotelo , hitherto high commissioner in Kenya , was named as Minister of Foreign Affairs following the resignation of Capt. Pius Molapo ; on June 23 Chief Mohlalefi Bereng was sworn in as the Minister of Interior , Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development , replacing Kgotsi Matete ; three other Cabinet changes were made on June 29 . |
| 5 | Gorbachev was sworn in by the Congress immediately after the result of the vote was announced . |
| 6 | A new magistrate was sworn in before the sitting yesterday of Whitby Court . |