Example sentences of "[vb -s] [be] a [noun] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japan has been a problem area for E&Y since its merger in 1989 . |
| 2 | This has been a minority view for 15 years or more , but one kept alive by the persistent efforts of Chip Arp , of the California Institute of Technology , who has over the years produced a series of photographs which show objects with very different redshifts that are physically connected by streamers of material . |
| 3 | PC Coupland has been a country bobby for 20 years . |
| 4 | When the door closed Harvey poured more coffee for us both , and said , ‘ This has been a spectator sport for you so far , but now you are going to join the men . ’ |
| 5 | My wife has been a golf widow for the last 30 years . |
| 6 | An active cricketer , Mr. Phillips has been a Havant councillor for the past 12 years , being chairman last year . |
| 7 | Julie Clark has been a Glosters wife for 14 years . |
| 8 | ‘ This has been a success story for Bradford supporters , ’ added Caisley . |
| 9 | He has been a branch representative for many years since being elected to that role in Queen 's Square . |
| 10 | She has been a member of the Dublin Ladies ' ( now Women 's ) Committee since 1990 and has been a branch representative for 8 years . |
| 11 | Harold started on the biscuit drums and has been a biscuit placer for 16 years . |
| 12 | Overall , the process of becoming a budget-minded organisation has been a learning curve for some of us but has to be the right way to go . ’ |
| 13 | February has been a record month for the Mortgage Advice Shop in Darlington . |
| 14 | The clearest example of this is in the area of industrial protest , where alleged disorder on the picket line has been a routine justification for robust police action . |
| 15 | Small and blond with one grown-up daughter , she has been a driving instructor for ten years . |
| 16 | Tom has been a horse dentist for fifteen years , having learned his trade from Mr Harry Holmes , a well-known and respected horse dentist of his time . |
| 17 | John Wray , who 's 77 , has been a lollipop man for three years , escorting schoolchildren across Stroud Road in Gloucester . |
| 18 | A bridge over the river at Halling has been a debating point for a great number of years and it is a wonder , considering that here has been a main crossing place for hundreds of years and possibly a few thousand , that some structure has not been built . |
| 19 | The result has been a PR triumph for BP , and a commercial success for the partners . |
| 20 | Neil has been a Forest Ranger for 15 years and a sculptor for 5 . |
| 21 | James has been a heroin addict for 5 years . |
| 22 | Andrew 's wife , Abi , a former production manager , has been a freelance photographer for the last five years . |
| 23 | This small but impressive gallery has been a launch pad for many artists over the years and has built up a steady , progressive reputation under the new directorship of Tim Eastop . |
| 24 | Paul Milsome , from Ruislip in Middlesex , has been an Arsenal fan for 25 years and remains optimistic that Graham 's renowned iron-will can rescue them . |
| 25 | It 's been a reggae smash for weeks on end but no-one in the pop world has noticed yet . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's been a fairytale start for Phil , and all the more enjoyable for him after what he has been through , ’ says Leicestershire chief executive Mike Turner . |