Preposition: on

• ground: Eventually Beverley was forced to retire on health grounds.

Object

• chairman: Below there is a special article written by the retiring chairman, Chris Fry about the proposed cottage extension.

• collection: A retiring collection will be held to cover the cost of lunch.

Preposition: at

• end: Our senior partner retires at the end of April 2006.

• age: Your employer will be allowed to force you to retire at the normal retirement age.

Adjective complement

• due: A pension for those who retire early due to ill health.

Infinitive complement

• deliberate: They may not attend briefings or accompany the Committee if it retires to deliberate in private.

Preposition: from

• fray: The Fleet withdrew and Rear-Admiral Carden retired from the fray, sick, both mentally and physically.

• ministry: He said he had retired from the ministry on account of his health.

Preposition: in

• rotation: Five members of the 15-strong Council retire in rotation each year.

Preposition: from

• cricket: Lehmann calls it a day Darren Lehmann will retire from English cricket at the end of the season.

• rowing: Now I'm going to retire from rowing and go off and have babies.

Preposition: by

• rotation: The members will still have the power to vote on all the non-executive directors as they retire by rotation at general meetings.