Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [be] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the United States allergy has been a specialty for decades . |
| 2 | ‘ Edinvar has been serving tenants for 20 years and Link has been a landlord for nearly 30 years , so we both have a long history of putting tenants first . ’ |
| 3 | Removing body hair has been a custom for centuries . |
| 4 | Although funding has been a problem for some flexible trainees in the past , these new arrangements should improve this aspect of the arrangements considerably . |
| 5 | In both 1988 and 1989 , combatting racial violence has been a priority for the Metropolitan Police . |
| 6 | In this way the programme has been a catalyst for change in the various local communities , bringing about personal development and the widening of skills at family and community level , both for Community Mothers and the parents they visit . |
| 7 | The degree of overseas investment has been a matter for continuous criticism from the left of British politics with occasional suggestions that a future Labour government should take steps to penalise companies with ‘ excessive ’ overseas investments . |
| 8 | Plagues were experienced from time to time , particularly where people were crowded together in places like London , which suffered the Great Plague in 1665 , followed by the Great Fire in 1666 , which the Roman Catholics on the Continent declared was a punishment for the beheading of King Charles I. In the event , the Great Fire enabled King Charles II , who took control in September 1666 , to arrange the clearance of the fire devastated area and to rebuild the City of London with Christopher Wren in charge of the plan , so that the mass of narrow streets were replaced , to a great extent , by wider , straighter roads , with some magnificent building , including St. Paul 's Cathedral . |
| 9 | The eyes of the man in the doorway had been a reawakening for Sara . |
| 10 | In English , the text studied was A Kestrel for a Knave . |
| 11 | Folded into the page of Vico on which the passage appeared was a bill for candles on the back of which Ash had written : ‘ The individual appears for an instant , joins the community of thought , modifies it and dies ; but the species , that dies not , reaps the fruit of his ephemeral existence . ’ |
| 12 | " The end of the Cold War has been a victory for all humanity … |
| 13 | A claim that the product is not as good as the purchaser expected is a claim for economic loss , which traditionally should be brought in contract . |
| 14 | ‘ The poll tax has been a disaster for Darlington , ’ said Mr Milburn . |
| 15 | Keown then left at the end of his contract after being unable to agree terms with Graham over a new deal — and alleging that the sticking point had been a request for £50 a week more than he was offered . |
| 16 | Mr Kinnock said that this week 's conference had been a landmark for his party . |
| 17 | Their distinctive , disco orientated sound had been a vehicle for the launch of a series of stars , from Princess and Sinitta to Rick Astley . |
| 18 | Said her husband had been a member for years . ’ |
| 19 | Bars that had been put there for their protection when the room had been a nursery for the four girls : Daisy , Ethel , Lily , Amy , the little daughters of Alfred Greenwood , founder of a chain of grocery shops serving the clothing trade of Leeds , in the West Riding of Yorkshire . |
| 20 | The activities of the far right have been a cause for concern over here for a while now . |
| 21 | The dis-used brick pit has been a tip for 10 years and will continue as one for 30 more . |
| 22 | Producer Mike Leander , who is also Gary Glitter 's manager , tells me the video has been a blessing for his two Burmese cats . |
| 23 | Margaret Hughes was said in court to have been a farmer for 40 years . |
| 24 | ‘ The King had been a widower for ten years , ’ he continued . |
| 25 | The cynical might say that all the Prince needed was a mother for a future heir . |
| 26 | The cynical might say that all the Prince needed was a mother for a future heir . |
| 27 | A feature of recent government policy has been a quest for new ways of managing and financing housing . |
| 28 | The writing has been a hobby for Vanessa for as long as she can remember but she has recently started trying to turn it to profit . |
| 29 | Well , young lady , I wanted to be good when I was younger , but life has been a struggle for me , and I 've become as hard and tough as a rubber ball . |
| 30 | As a route into Europe the Danube valley has been a funnel for migrating peoples since before history . |