Example sentences of "[noun prp] work for " in BNC.

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1 She deserted her artist 's studio in Chelsea to work for her mother 's Women 's Social and Political Union when it transferred from Manchester to London in 1905 and became honorary secretary .
2 A lot of the members told me I was very good — I could pull clubs well and read greens — and I should try going to the Bing Crosby to work for a pro in the tournament .
3 Ambition burned within her , she wanted Hari to work for her so much , to make the business an outstanding success and Hari 's reticence only made Emily more eager to have her services .
4 erm many people came to Kuwait to work for a short term and after a while they realised it 's fine so they continued to stay there for a long time , and that is the haven that we were talking about .
5 Which airline did Mrs Taubman work for before she became Mrs Sotheby 's ? ) .
6 Ms Torcato worked for several newspapers and magazines in India and , more recently , in Gulf countries .
7 During the Second World War , Bratina worked for the Office of Strategic Services , the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency .
8 During the war Montagu worked for the Ministry of Information in the film division .
9 Following nine years service in the RAF , Ken worked for a number of companies , before joining Haven Automation in 1979 as an instrument engineer .
10 After that came a stint in the ambulance service , while Jean worked for a catering business .
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12 Jeff works for the charity Feed the Children .
13 It is impossible to fault the engineering on L'Oiseau-Lyre 's disc of Bach works for harpsichord played by Christophe Rousset .
14 Their daughter Catherine became a Bristol Law graduate and son Richard works for the Bristol transputer firm INMOS .
15 SEOUL ( AFP ) — Pope John Paul II urged South Korea to work for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula peacefully and told the President , Roh Tae Woo , that the division symbolised suffering .
16 You do n't mention him , except to say that he was a biologist and that he went to England to work for two years at the chemical weapons experimental establishment at Porton Down .
17 One dealer left Harvard to work for a Continental outfit called European Equity Research .
18 Mr Wells worked for the council for over 25 years initially as Group Training Officer becoming area training manager 25 years ago and Chief Executive and Training Director in 1984 .
19 Simon worked for discreet administrative transformations within government , avoiding until late in his career clashes with ministers over contentious issues of policy and principle .
20 After completing his studies at Glasgow University , Gavin worked for a few months at a salmon farm near Ft William , checking for virus infection .
21 The second Earl of Clarendon was involved in the Preston Plot of 1690 , as was Bishop Turner of Ely , whilst at various times Charles Leslie and George Hickes worked for the exiled Court .
22 Julian Barnes ( pictured left ) was then on the staff of the Oxford English Dictionary Supplement , and Martin Amis worked for the Times Literary Supplement .
23 ‘ Miss Algar works for the Home Office and liaises with Number 10 . ’
24 The council has because that 's who Pete works for !
25 The Princess of Wales ' confidant James Gilbey works for Team Lotus .
26 He then lived in Pagewood , Paley and Pugin Streets until he moved to Old Bidston Road to work for Cammell Laird as a French polisher .
27 In 1950 , he was Swiss sculls champion and finished third in the European championships before moving to Manila to work for his family 's private multinational company , Eduard Keller Ltd , for four years .
28 But the Australian Government went further and instructed its delegation to the IWC to work for a permanent global ban — not a moratorium , a ban — and at the same time to press for humane measures while any whaling continued .
29 Frances had left Faber to work for Alan Yentob at the BBC .
30 Mr Sowerby worked for the Water Board and unfortunately was permanently affected by an injury sustained in the First World War .
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