Example sentences of "he was a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the three richest men in Billingsgate ward in 1640 , he was a commissioner for contributions in London , Middlesex , and Westminster ( 1642 ) , and for customs ( 1643–7 ) , a plum of parliamentary finance . |
| 2 | On the rugby field ( he gained 16 England caps ) he was a centre for Moseley before moving to Richmond . |
| 3 | His first books were written while he was a correspondent for Time magazine , which assigned him to cover the Far East . |
| 4 | He was a JP for Merionethshire and Denbighshire . |
| 5 | Subsequently he was a JP for Oxfordshire and active in enforcing the poor law . |
| 6 | Although Leonard did not have a contract with the company , he was a director for life . |
| 7 | He was a zealot for zeal in itself . |
| 8 | People ask for his autograph more today , than when he was a star for Spain . |
| 9 | He was a substitute for Hubert . |
| 10 | He was a mouthpiece for God 's intentions and wishes . |