Example sentences of "[that] he [vb mod] succeed [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During these periods Patterson exercised executive power , raising speculation that he might succeed Manley should he retire on health grounds . |
| 2 | Federal Treasurer Paul Keating retained his post and added to it the title of Deputy Prime Minister , thereby increasing speculation that he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister [ see above ] . |
| 3 | Abe was a prominent candidate for the leadership in October 1987 , but eventually withdrew in favour of Noboru Takeshita , in what was widely believed to have been an agreement that he would succeed Takeshita after his two-year term . |
| 4 | It had been widely assumed that he would succeed Sir Robert Scholey when the chairman steps down . |
| 5 | Having clearly demonstrated his abilities he was appointed locomotive works manager at Swindon in 1895 , and two years later this job was combined with the position of chief assistant locomotive superintendent , with the intention that he should succeed William Dean , whose health was failing . |