Example sentences of "in retirement [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In retirement we must achieve a state of calm , for we can not expect large segments of our lives to be filled with ecstasy . |
| 2 | In retirement she has time to enjoy her leisure interests , choral singing , fell-walking , wild flowers , as well as being involved in many local organisations , doing ‘ Meals on Wheels ’ and perusing a hoard of old family letters dating back to 1809 . |
| 3 | In retirement he had set himself the task of making a replica Tomkin long-case clock . |
| 4 | In retirement he resumed an earlier active interest as trustee of the Institute of Economic Affairs , of which he was the largest single ( albeit anonymous ) benefactor . |
| 5 | In retirement he showed new skills as the owner of a sweets and tobacco shop in Kirkby Lonsdale . |
| 6 | In retirement he visited many places in the Classical World , edited selections from Xenophon 's Hellenica , and wrote a pamphlet , The School in the Sixties to supplement Varley 's History . |
| 7 | In retirement he and his wife Olive moved to Bramhall , where he was kept busy by his continued involvement with another long established institution of the town , Stockport Sunday School . |
| 8 | In retirement he lived first at Herringfleet Hall in Suffolk , where he was a justice of the peace , and then at Dedham House in Essex . |
| 9 | In retirement he continued his experiments , and compiled a book on Dynamometers ( 1915 ) , which was completed posthumously by his friend ( Sir ) C. V. Boys [ q.v . ] . |
| 10 | In retirement he still worked with horses at his home near Tewkesbury … signed on as Central 's racing tipster … and no national hunt gathering was complete without Terry Biddlecombe … |
| 11 | In retirement I hope my company will provide me with an office and a secretary , so that I can go on contributing to society from my experience . |