Example sentences of "he [adv] served as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Richter was so smitten by Mr Cliburn 's talent , and so bored by the competition ( 1958 was the last time he ever served as judge for anything ) , that he decided to give the talented American pianist the top score of 25 for everything and all the other contestants a zero for everything . |
| 2 | Interest in local politics led him to become a member of Liverpool town council and Lancashire county council ; he also served as chairman of Liverpool chamber of commerce . |
| 3 | He also served as deputy lieutenant for the county of Essex . |
| 4 | He also served as Secretary of WACC 's African Regional Association for some years . |
| 5 | He also served as president of the Geological Society ( 1912–14 ) ; president , section C ( geology ) of the British Association ( 1904 ) ; and vice-president , International Geological Congress ( 1913 ) . |
| 6 | He later served as deputy governor and then as governor of the Bank of Finland but was obliged to resign in 1983 [ see p. 32218 ] . |
| 7 | He bought a country estate at Knowle , Warwickshire , for £10,000 and he twice served as mayor of Warwick , in 1713–14 and 1728–9 . |