Sentence examples for had worked for a while from inspiring English sources

He had worked for a while in his family's fuel oil business and once sold water coolers.

She had studied journalism at the University of Illinois, then taken a master's in science writing, and had worked for a while on the Chicago Tribune.

Before setting up the clinic in Wyomissing, Brigham explained, he had worked for a while at a clinic in Harrisburg, which is not far from Ashland.

Neighbors said Mr. Williams had retired from the city Sanitation Department, then had worked for a while for private sanitation companies.

On the train ride up, I opened the book and out fell a bookmark from a Rome bookshop where I had worked for a while after college and where I had first read "Watermark" on a slow afternoon.

After she had complained to the chambermaid about stains she found on her mattress, she reminded me that her grandmother Tamara had worked for a while as a chambermaid in a hotel, after she was forced to retire from her job working in an automobile plant.

Izzo's style has worked for a while: Michigan State will be a high seed — potentially a No. 1 — for Izzo's 15th consecutive N.C.A.A. tournament bid.

Deportation papers obtained under freedom of information rules show that Martínez was apprehended in Laredo, Texas in May 2013 having worked for a while as a masons' assistant in Houston.

Having worked for a while myself as a teacher, I know that good preparation is vital if you want to stand any chance of enabling any real learning.

And alongside this launch, Twitter notes that the location functionality is working in more browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Safari (in addition to Chrome and Firefox, where it has worked for a while).

Since November 2012, almost half said they had worked for no pay, while a further 51.9% were not reimbursed for expenses.