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Meanings of obtained a post in English

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Usage of obtained a post in English
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Afterwards he obtained a post in the laboratory of a manufactory of dyes.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
2
I obtained a post with Mrs Cornwallis, the Queen's confectioner.
Sovereign
3
He wrote one or two excellent botanical papers, and ultimately obtained a post in India.
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
4
He made use of his political friends, and obtained a post in Paris for his son-in-law.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
5
He obtained a post at Court somewhat similar to that of Master of Ceremonies in our own Court.
A Lute of Jade : Selections from the Classical Poets of China
6
But at the age of 24 he grew tired of country labour, and obtained a post in the Excise.
Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy
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Alphonse, in 1856, obtained a post as usher in a school at Alais, in the Gard, where he was extremely unhappy.
The Nabob
8
But he at length obtained a post in the administration of the Orleans Railway, where he earned 100 francs a month.
Theresa Raquin
9
Her father had been a clerk in the Bank of England, and on his death she obtained a post there as a sorter.
The Divine Fire
10
He had obtained a post in a shady mining company, in which he had persuaded his mother-in-law to invest 20,000 francs.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals
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"I have obtained a post in connection with the Stock Exchange, and I hope some day to see my dear relations at Les Peuples."
The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 / Une Vie and Other Stori...
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