Example sentences of "he [verb] a leading role " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before long Gaveston was given the hitherto exclusively royal title of earl of Cornwall , an affront to the established councillors and nobility which he did nothing to palliate by his swaggering arrogance , especially at Edward 's coronation in which he played a leading role ; just as outrageous were the lands and revenues which went with titles , office and power . |
| 2 | As a member of Walpole 's ‘ Committee of Taste ’ he played a leading role in the creation of the latter 's celebrated Gothic villa of Strawberry Hill . |
| 3 | In May 1640 he arbitrated a dispute over the parliamentary election for Chester ; and in July 1642 he played a leading role in organizing , and probably also drafting , the Cheshire ‘ Remonstrance ’ , a petition containing over 8,000 signatures , which called on the king and Parliament to settle their differences and avoid civil war . |
| 4 | He played a leading role in the transition of logical empiricism into ‘ ordinary language philosophy ’ ( typified by J. L. Austin and Gilbert Ryle , qq.v . ) . |
| 5 | He played a leading role in the $5m deal with Morrow that gave his novel Whirlwind a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the recipient of the highest ever advance for a single work of fiction . |
| 6 | He played a leading role in the review of the University of Wales ' management . |
| 7 | As managing partner of KMG Thomson McLintock , he played a leading role in the pre-merger discussions that led to the formation of KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock . |