Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] for several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For a week it rained for several hours each day . |
| 32 | He served for several months in the trenches around Ploegsteert , and displayed considerable courage in saving the lives of two men . |
| 33 | Christopher Horn , 45 , of Hurworth Moor , near Darlington , sparked a police search when he vanished for several days in August . |
| 34 | I knew nothing really about the behind-the-scenes activities of missions working in remote islands , but the Australian representative , Brian Parker , explained that he worked for several missions of different denominations , arranging facilities , transfer of funds , booking hotels for newcomers and whatever might be needed . |
| 35 | In the 1960s he worked for several years in industry , including a period as Chief Architect at Camus , before being appointed Head of the Architectural Division at the National Building Agency . |
| 36 | He worked for several years at the British Rail Works in Swindon , where he was regularly exposed to asbestos . |
| 37 | If not , the batting options are almost limitless — including the possibility of Gooch dropping down the order , as he did for several one-dayers in India , and Mark Lathwell opening with Alec Stewart . |
| 38 | His alcoholism apparently alienated his former writing partner ; his admirable disinclination to offer any public denial of his homosexuality may have compromised his potential as a solo performer ; and he battled for several years with the throat cancer which finally killed him . |
| 39 | Which it does for several years . |
| 40 | The grass is either permanent or it remains for several years as a long ley . |
| 41 | He continued for several months experimenting with both successes and failures . |
| 42 | And it works for several reasons : |
| 43 | He considered for several hours , making notes and getting up now and then for books . |
| 44 | To this Leonard went , and there he stayed for several months , playing his part in the Pullman household under the terse agreement : ‘ If you stay , you 'll pull your weight , like the rest of us ’ ; ensconced in a lively family atmosphere for the first time in years . |
| 45 | In the year 1733 Prince Rudolf of Ruritania came to England on a visit and he stayed for several months . |