One of his own subordinates shot himself in his office after being given a particularly serious dressing down.

Fathers in cities spend eight hours in the office and another two hours traveling to and from their work on trains full of people every morning and evening.

After years of enduring mistreatment, she finally stood up to her tyrannical boss and shouted, 'get stuffed,' before walking out of the office.

A citizen's arrest is the apprehension of a person by a private citizen, rather than by a law enforcement officer or agent of the state, who has witnessed a crime or has reasonable suspicion that a person has committed a crime.

I placed an order for a new pair of shoes.

place an order 「注文する・発注する」 などという意味がある。Vのplaceは「置く」、Nのorder は「注文」という意味なので、 place an order で、 注文を置くというニュアンスで考えるといい。I'd like to place an order for office supplies. 事務用品の注文をしたいのですが。この場合、orderをVと捉えて、 I'd like to order for office supplies. と言うこともできるが、 place an orderを使ったときのほうが、 丁寧な響きになる。 また、place an orderは、make an orderに言い換えることも可。 Excuse me, I'd like to make an order. すみません、注文してもいいですか？

John is an officeholder in the government.