Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mighty army of Kislevites and the Elector Count of Ostland was crushed north of Praag , and the Chaos army advanced along the western foothills of the Worlds Edge Mountains . |
| 2 | The Earl of Warwick was made Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire for life , and Arundel Sheriff of Shropshire for life , a sign than his reconciliation with the king was now complete . |
| 3 | President Abdou Diouf of Senegal was elected chairman of the Organization for the Development of the River Senegal ( OMVS ) at the 10th summit of the heads of state or government of member countries , held in Nouakchott , Mauritania , on Aug. 24-25 . |
| 4 | The Anglo-Saxon earldoms were allowed to expire ; in place of the influence of the Godwines , Roger of Montgomery was made Earl of Sussex in 1070 . |
| 5 | But he may not have been released from the Tower until 1217 , when his remaining bonds were returned to him and he and the rest of the Jews of Norwich were given letters of royal protection . |
| 6 | As the people of Stockport were taking care of the repairs to the School and contributing to the Master 's salary , they requested permission to appoint a new man without the formality of an interview before the Company in London , which would necessitate an expensive and inconvenient journey . |
| 7 | The Corporation of London was appointed Conservators of the Forest , with the duty of protecting and managing the forest as an open space for the recreation and enjoyment of the public : a duty it discharged through an Epping Forest Committee . |
| 8 | The Earl of Arundel was made Justice of North Wales for life , and in a gesture of reconciliation towards the Despenser family Hugh Despenser , the heir to Edward II 's favourite , was restored to some of his father 's lands . |