Sentence examples for he became second from inspiring English sources

Knighted in 1894, he became second sea lord in 1902 and first sea lord in 1904.

In 1943 he became second secretary of the Dutch government-in-exile in London.

In 1920 he became second mayor of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia), and from 1930 to 1937 he headed the city government of Leipzig.

After working for Deutsche Grammophon, the classical music label, for several years, he became second in command at Metronome, a German pop label also owned by Polygram.

He became second in command to mafia leader Salvatore "Totò" Riina, who presided over a series of gangland wars, and killings of top judges, that were a hallmark of Italian life in the 1980s.

He became second in Barcelona's La Liga goalscorers list with 132 goals, one more than Kubala.

When the Seaforths were amalgamated he became second-in-command of the Queen's Own Highlanders.

During his four years of employment, he continued to document the place, as he became second-shift supervisor in the makeup department.

Once again therefore he became second-in-command, but this time his commanding officer had very different ideas and attitudes to his.

He became first minister of Northern Ireland.

He became first-team coach following Rodgers' appointment in 2012.