Example sentences of "was [noun sg] [prep] the royal " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their presence was part of the Royal Navy staging a ‘ shop window ’ display to inform the public . |
| 2 | Sir Thomas , born in 1838 , had been a pupil of Sir Charles Lanyon and was President of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1900 . |
| 3 | From 1895–1897 he was President of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . |
| 4 | Sir Joseph , botanist and explorer , with an interest in plants of agricultural importance , was president of the Royal Society for 42 years . |
| 5 | Taylor ( 1710–62 ) had a large and popular practice in London , was President of the Royal Society and physician to George II . |
| 6 | He also helped found the Celtic Review and was president of the Royal Celtic Society , 1921–6 . |
| 7 | He was president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons from 1906 to 1910 and again in 1930–1 ; from 1904 till 1928 he was honorary consulting veterinary surgeon to the Royal Agricultural Society of England . |
| 8 | Horne was president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ( 1915–19 ) and played an active part in many other Scottish scientific societies , where he was renowned for his excellent lectures . |
| 9 | From 1951 to 1953 he was president of the Royal Meteorological Society , which made him an honorary fellow in 1976 . |
| 10 | For more than thirty years he was president of the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol . |
| 11 | He was president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow from 1976-78 where he was also honorary librarian and curator of arts . |
| 12 | In Berlin , the same man , Anton von Werner , was director of the Royal College and leader of the Society of Artists from 1887 . |
| 13 | He was vice-president of the Royal College of Pathologists and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and he served on many university and Health Service committees as chairman . |