Example sentences of "he [verb] for several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And while Toff claims his techniques are very much part of the English slipware tradition , his pots often look like something out of Africa , where he lived for several years . |
| 2 | Miguel joins us direct from BARCELONA , where he lived for several months . |
| 3 | He served for several months in the trenches around Ploegsteert , and displayed considerable courage in saving the lives of two men . |
| 4 | Christopher Horn , 45 , of Hurworth Moor , near Darlington , sparked a police search when he vanished for several days in August . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He worked for several years at the British Rail Works in Swindon , where he was regularly exposed to asbestos . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He continued for several months experimenting with both successes and failures . |
| 11 | He considered for several hours , making notes and getting up now and then for books . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | In the year 1733 Prince Rudolf of Ruritania came to England on a visit and he stayed for several months . |