Example sentences of "[num] he [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After leaving the army at the age of 50 he worked for the Home Office in London , before moving back to Richmond in 1989 . |
| 2 | In all but one he found for the complainant . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , it did add to royal pressure upon the archbishop and further reminded him of the realities of royal power : in 1285 he petitioned for the relaxation of the statute , especially in respect of grants to parish churches , but Edward reserved his right to licence — to confer or withhold favour . |
| 4 | Only one contestant appeared and at the end of the prescribed waiting period , the hour of nine he asked for the non-appearance of his adversary to be legally recorded . |
| 5 | In October 1989 he called for the fusion of seven parties into " one big party of the centre-right by the beginning of 1992 " . |
| 6 | In 1959 he applied for the headship of another minor public school , which had the disadvantage of being in Northumberland . |