Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] seat at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Billing retained his seat at the 1918 general election , ill health forced his retirement in 1921 . |
| 2 | Mrs Chalker , who lost her seat at the general election , faced giving up her job as Minister of the Overseas Development Administration and Britain 's leading representative at the European Bank , leaving a gap in the British team but will continue in her post from the House of Lords . |
| 3 | Anxiety is growing over the Government 's commitment to energy sources such as wind , wave and solar power since Colin Moynihan , the Energy Minister who championed the cause , lost his seat at the general election . |
| 4 | He was thus a particular target for the Tories , and according to his own account lost his seat at the 1702 election after a specific campaign against him inspired by the Tory leaders . |
| 5 | Full of beans , I took my seat at the stalled dinner . |