Converse of object

• begin: Once in China, he began a nine year stint of meditation in front of a wall at the Shaolin Temple.

• do: A long time ago I did a stint of work in an Exeter high street bookshop.

• include: Our annual carol singing, including a stint at Clapham Junction, raised over £ 500.

Preposition: at

• helm: Director Simon Wells has done an above average job with his first stint at the helm.

Preposition: as

• presenter: After a stint as a radio presenter, she went to Goldsmiths to do a degree as a mature student.

• chairman: The Portrait shows the former Conservative councilor in traditional chairman's regalia during his stint as district council chairman in 1984.

• editor: Then in 1956 he began a six-year stint as an editor with BBC radio in London.

Adjective modifier

• readingnew: Chaos as the beans returned and i did the readingnew library books stint!

• three-month: Each January, travelers embark on a three-month stint at sea, calling at around 30 ports.

• six-month: So what's the story behind his six-month stint to set up the prison system in Iraq?

• two-year: Driven to move a two-year stint we can't get.

• six-year: John then embarked on a six-year stint with the Game Conservancy Trust quantifying the effect of Conservation Headlands on butterflies.

• two-month: First rung of the ladder Kurds are especially encouraged to apply: ' This summer a Kurdish friend did a two-month stint with me.

Noun used with modifier

• six-week: The 19 year old, was halfway through a six-week stint on Ghanaâs Choice FM when the station was busted for nonpayment of taxes.

• ten-year: That was not my experience in a ten-year stint of community living during the seventies.

• marathon: It was one of five wickets Hollies claimed for 131 runs in a marathon stint of 56 overs.

Preposition: in

• rehab: Meanwhile, Frances receives a surprise visit from Colin who is back from a stint in rehab.

• jail: The stint in jail, perversely enough, added to his allure.

• army: This was the first time he had ever done that, despite a stint in the army.

• prison: He chose to be deported, since a stint in prison almost guaranteed deportation later anyway.