Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [be] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | — CONSETT Number One Central Club 's chairman Jim Harris has headed the management team for 21 of his 26 years in the boardroom and treasurer Jimmy Hope has been treasurer for eight of the 11 years he has been on the committee . |
| 2 | Mr Heddle had been MP for Mid Staffordshire since 1983 , with a majority of 14,654 in 1987 . |
| 3 | He and Botham have been friends for 20 years , and Chris says : ‘ He is a walking miracle . |
| 4 | Hunter is transferring from Inchcolm Abbey in the Firth of Forth , where he and his wife Rae have been custodians for the last 10 years . |
| 5 | A former teacher , journalist and Euro-MP , Mrs Clwyd has been MP for Cynon Valley , Mid-Glamorgan , since a by-election in 1984 , when she became the first woman to represent a South Wales mining valley . |
| 6 | ‘ Con Gallagher and Una have been lovers for about a year now . ’ |
| 7 | Chris has been Secretary for Trades Council for ten years , he 's a W E A tutor , that 's his er profession , he 's an organizer , and he organizes courses throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . |
| 8 | Peter Scudamore has been king for the last seven seasons … but now its Richard Dunwoody 's turn to lead the race … he 's the best they say … the finest horseman … they all want him to win … suddenly the pressure 's on |
| 9 | The Federal Assembly ( Bundesversammlung ) on Dec. 9 elected Adolf Ogi and Otto Stich as President and Vice-President for 1993 respectively ( Ogi had been Vice-President for 1992 ) . |