Example sentences of "educated at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She was educated at the Presbyterian Ladies ' College , Ormond College , and Melbourne University , where she studied philosophy and history ( BA 1903 ) .
2 He was educated at the Marischal College of Aberdeen and a private school in Chelsea , and from 1831 till 1835 he attended classes at the University of Edinburgh .
3 Educated at the Collegiate School , Liverpool , he graduated in 1930 with distinction in history and law from Gonville and Caius College , Cambridge , where he won the Cecil Peace prize ( 1928 ) and became president of the Union ( 1930 ) .
4 J. H. Newsom ( later Sir John ) was born in 1910 and educated at the Imperial Services College and Queen 's College , Oxford .
5 Educated at the Nonconformist Bruce Castle School , in 1848 he was elected a pensioner of Jesus College , Cambridge ; he was a senior wrangler in 1852 .
6 Descartes could not avoid being a product of the Counter-Reformation , having been educated at the Jesuit College of La Flèche .
7 From the age of thirteen he was educated at the Jesuit College of St Omer , France , winning the laurel wreath for French studies .
8 Bromhead had been educated at the private school for the deaf in Rugby and was a fluent writer and reader of German , French and Latin .
9 He was educated at the private school for the deaf at Rugby , and then by private tutors — all entirely by sign language and fingerspelling , as was his sister .
10 Educated at the Inner Temple , he became a friend of Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Ralegh [ qq.v. ] , and commanded the local stannary regiment during the Armada campaign of 1588 .
11 Thomson was born in Bangalore , India , in 1894 and was educated at the Royal School for Deaf Children , Margate , in England before he went to study art at the London Art School , Kensington , and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1920 .
12 He was educated at the Royal Grammar School , Lancaster .
13 He was educated at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester ( 1883–5 ) , graduating with honours in drawing and science .
14 Crum Brown was educated at the Royal High School , Edinburgh , and Mill Hill School .
15 He was educated at the Royal School , Armagh , and graduated from the Royal University of Ireland in 1884 and from Trinity College , Dublin , in 1885 .
16 He was educated at the Royal Academical Institution , Belfast .
17 He was educated at the Royal Liberty School , Romford , and , after a brief sojourn in banking , at Pembroke College , Cambridge , where he won cricket blues in 1931 , 1932 , and 1933 .
18 He was educated at the Royal Belfast Institution and then at Queen 's University , Belfast , studying science in his first year then switching to philosophy .
19 He was educated at the Royal High School and the University of Edinburgh , after which he spent two years learning commerce with a London agency house .
20 He was educated at the Royal Commercial Travellers ' School , Pinner , Middlesex , and then , as a foundation scholar , at King Edward 's School , Birmingham ( 1896–8 ) .
21 Born in February 1924 , he was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and the University of London , where he studied law .
22 The son of a post office worker in Edinburgh , he was educated at the Royal High School and at Edinburgh and London Universities .
23 He succeeded to his barony as a minor in July 1742 and may have been educated at the English Jesuit College at St Omer in France .
24 He was educated at the High School , Hampstead ; Cumming 's College , outside Boulogne ; Westcliff College , Ramsgate ; and Craven College , Highgate .
25 A Calvinistic Methodist , Ellis was educated at the British School , Llandderfel , and then at the grammar school in Bala .
26 Young Archie was educated at the local National school until he was 14 and then apprenticed to Stephens & Sons , pioneers of the Stephens motor-car .
27 He was educated at the local parish school , the Miller Institution , later Thurso Academy , but little is known of his academic record .
28 Merrick was educated at the local board school in Syston Street , Leicester .
29 He was educated at the local grammar school and then Caius College , Cambridge , where he took his BA degree in 1665 , before embarking on a grand tour .
30 He was educated at the local church school then , at the age of twelve , went to work for a builders ' business in Lancaster .
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