Example sentences of "[vb -s] [be] a [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neighbours has been a springboard for a lot of careers , especially kids like them , ’ she said . |
| 2 | There has been a request for a disco , by both junior and senior sections and the possibility of holding one is being explored . |
| 3 | There has been a request for a disco , by both junior and senior sections and the possibility of holding one is being explored . |
| 4 | It has been a friend for a long time . ’ |
| 5 | George Hamilton has been a friend for a long time ? |
| 6 | It has been a shareholder for a very long time in some private companies and I think we 've become known to be a supportive shareholder . |
| 7 | It means that there has been a demand for an investigation into an incident with a bomb . |
| 8 | Yet the harsh fact remains that Rushdie has won much greater commitment from politicians elsewhere than from those in the country of which he has been a citizen for a quarter of a century . |
| 9 | It was Mr Deans 's first trip to an offshore installation , although he has been a seaman for a number of years . |