Example sentences of "[been] a [adj] member [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As minister for social security , John Moore had been a prominent member of the Thatcher government until 1988 . |
| 2 | The famous Corinthians provided the opposition for his richly deserved Benefit on 13 March 1929 ( 3–3 ) and Bob had also been a key member of the sides which missed the single promotion place from Division 3 ( South ) by the closest of margins in 1982–29 and 1930–31 . |
| 3 | Since August 1991 he has been a key member of the Planning Team preparing for the European Summit Meeting at the Palace on 11 – 12 December 1992 and organising the subsequent reinstatement works . |
| 4 | An Irish Catholic , raised in New York , he had been a gung-ho member of the OSS during the second world war . |
| 5 | Jack Little was Palace 's first choice right-back for some seven seasons , on the resumption of fully competitive football after the end of the 1st World War , but he was well-known to followers of the sport in the wider Croydon area for considerably longer , because he had been a regular member of the Croydon Common side , which won promotion from the 2nd Division of the Southern League in 1913–14 with a remarkable defensive record of only conceding 14 goals in 30 matches . |
| 6 | He played in every position in the Bangor back-line and had been a regular member of the Ulster squad that swept the boards in the inter-provincial championships in the last nine years . |
| 7 | When news was brought to the hotel that the general had , ‘ passed on to that great trout loch in the sky ’ , people were genuinely saddened because the general had been a much-respected member of the community . |
| 8 | The company 's head of production , Walter Mycroft , had been a founding member of the Film Society , but he does n't seem to have had very much interest in nurturing talent . |
| 9 | He had been a founding member of the Socialist Youth Movement , and after fighting in the civil war he had been held in detention in ( French ) camps in Algeria , before moving to the Soviet Union . |
| 10 | Meciar had been a leading member of the Public Against violence movement ( PAV or VPN ) at the time of the 1989 revolution , was subsequently Slovak Interior Minister and then held office as Slovak Prime Minister from June 1990 to April 1991 [ see pp. 37543 ; 38161 ] . |
| 11 | Malendoma had been a leading member of the Consultative Group of Democratic Forces ( CFD ) , the opposition alliance which had demanded a sovereign national conference to determine the political future of the country . |
| 12 | As well as years of service to the R Y A , Scot di R Y A Scotland , Staveley has twice served in the R Y A Council and has been a distinguished member of the Yacht Racing Divisional Committee . |
| 13 | For the past 20 years George ( the real star of this western-made film ) has been a cherished member of the Struutz family . |
| 14 | Vera , office supervisor in the Enrichment Projects Design Department , has combined her career with service as an officer of the CPSA and has also been a long-serving member of the Benevolent Fund management committee . |
| 15 | A former chairman of Meirionnydd FUW , he has been a long-serving member of the union 's finance and executive committee and sits on the Meat and Livestock Commission 's sheep technical committee and research and development sub-committee . |
| 16 | Chairman Sir Norman Fowler said : ‘ He has been an outstanding member of the Government for a number of years . |
| 17 | Wizz Jones began his musical career fronting a country and skiffle band in his home town of Croydon , Surrey in 1958 , and has been an established member of the British and European acoustic folk/blues scene ever since , with artists like Eric Clapton citing him as a major influence . |
| 18 | The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago was declared in 1976 , the country having been an independent member of the Commonwealth since 1962 . |
| 19 | The cultural difference between Spain and the Spanish king 's northern dominions was considerably greater than that between France and Scotland ; Scotland managed to resist becoming a permanent part of the French political hegemony , but she had long been an enthusiastic member of the cultural one . |
| 20 | She has been an enthusiastic member of the Dublin Sports and Social Committee since July 1992 . |
| 21 | However , this concern may not be wholly justified as he has been an active member of the CNAA and is known to be a keen supporter of public sector provision and an advocate of breaking down the barriers between the two sectors of higher education . |
| 22 | JEFF HELMORE , operations coordinator at Wood Group Offshore , Great Yarmouth , has been an active member of the Great Yarmouth Road Runners since 1989 . |