Example sentences of "as [noun sg] of a [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thomas Mountford , Warwick 's retainer , acted as guarantor of an arbitration by Gloucester and was given an annuity by him after his accession , while his kinsman John was one of the duke 's chaplains . |
| 2 | Thomas Mountford , Warwick 's retainer , acted as guarantor of an arbitration by Gloucester and was given an annuity by him after his accession , while his kinsman John was one of the duke 's chaplains . |
| 3 | Dennis Luckhurst is collating the information as part of a survey by the Durham Bird Club to establish the range and population of the threatened bird . |
| 4 | The new slide presentation has been compiled as part of a drive by CPR Essex to encourage the development of more wooded country , so improving wildlife conservation , recreation facilities and the general landscape . |
| 5 | He succeeded his father as a JP for Cheshire in 1619 and served on the bench until his removal , as part of a purge by George Villiers , first Duke of Buckingham [ q.v. ] , on 26 October 1626 . |
| 6 | Cartoon ‘ Upon the improv 'd mode of cropping ’ — one of a series published in 1792 as part of a campaign by farriers to ridicule the Veterinary College . |
| 7 | The petition was made public at a conference in the House of Lords as part of a campaign by the Alert group which aims to meet growing concern about the threat of legalised euthanasia . |
| 8 | The latest claims came as part of a campaign by Amnesty International to raise public awareness of persistent human rights abuses in allied countries . |
| 9 | The change comes as part of a bid by the Bishops of Durham and Jarrow to reduce the number of paid ministers by 36 . |
| 10 | Personally , I tend to see Malcolm 's marriage to Margaret as part of a process by which our king invited in a team of management consultants from the Continent in order to alienate the land even further from the people . |
| 11 | This was seen as part of an attempt by the government to widen economic reform to include democratization as well as liberalization . |
| 12 | Beron on Dec. 4 described himself as victim of a plot by his political opponents , including erstwhile colleagues in the opposition , thereby fuelling rumours that Trenchev and other militant anti-socialists had retaliated against Beron for having taken the UDF into negotiations on a coalition government . |