Example sentences of "he also [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the Depression Silver sold china and glass in Fifth Avenue , worked a petrol pump , and sold cigarettes wholesale ; but all this time he was collecting Walt Whitman ; he also studied for a Master 's degree in English at Boston University , which he was awarded in 1941 . |
| 2 | And under the name of Garawand he also applied for a loan of £43,225 to buy the house in Norton , Stockton , in which he lived . |
| 3 | He also asked for a rule change to allow the cleaning of golf balls on the greens — as allowed at some clubs — but apparently not at Henley . |
| 4 | He also called for a meeting of the UN Security Council at the level of heads of state or government to discuss the Middle East , a proposal which was welcomed by the PLO . |
| 5 | He also called for an attack on problems related to young offending such as truancy , drug abuse and the future of the youth service , employment and training programmes . |