Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] be [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 A long-serving member of the Cabinet , he had been appointed to President Robert Mugabe 's first independence government as Minister of Transport and Power in March 1980 , and was also a member of the ruling party 's political bureau , where he was Secretary for Youth .
2 Guests included a large gathering of colleagues , both present and past , and representative of Jim 's earlier days in the Chief Accountant 's , Securities and Ledger Department , and Drumsheugh Branch , where he was Manager for four years .
3 Everything is prepared very carefully ; food that wo n't spoil or collapse is made first and other dishes of a more fragile nature are left to the last moment so they are picture for the picture .
4 Two years later they bought another one , this time a brown standard poodle so they were company for each other .
5 Henry II , moreover , had performed homage while King and although it was homage for his continental possessions and not for his kingdom , this was a step to which none of his predecessors as Kings of England had ever steeled themselves .
6 Although it was policy for all children to be welcome in council provision , in reality this was highly variable .
7 The student sons and daughters of the curators wear such items on their feet and talk about Madonna and Terminator , so it 's time for a rethink .
8 Complete this sentence : If I were dictator for a day …
9 Complete this sentence : If I were dictator for a day …
10 Advertising members of the family as if they were houses for sale
11 And when you 've done that go home and stay there until it 's time for the evening performance . ’
12 After breakfast , we go back to our rooms and get locked up until it 's time for dinner .
13 Dressings generally should be left undisturbed until it is time for suture removal unless :
14 The welts , the abrasions and the black eyes get starker , more livid , until it is time for the women to return , in an ecstasy of distress , to the men who will suddenly heal them .
15 ‘ We were very happy together until it was time for the operation . ’
16 We avoided each other all evening until it was time for the Open University programmes .
17 Then she went out and joined the others in the playground until it was time for the lesson to begin .
18 There he was provisioned with every known variety of soft drink , and kept virtually incommunicado until it was time for him to travel to Broadcasting House .
19 ‘ We summoned the sorcerers , and we sat long nights in Council , for we knew that we dare not wait until it was time for the Ritual of the Beastline to take place ; we had to know long before that if the birth of twins into the Royal House had truly damaged the Enchantment .
20 He ate a large tea and Marjorie played snap with him until it was time for bed .
21 ‘ Of course , ’ Fabia replied , and from then until it was time for her to drive Cara to the airport she listened intently to all her sister had to impart .
22 And they used to keep them there until it was time for people to go out and then they 'd run them back up to Brid .
23 If it 's TV for kids then
24 If it 's TV for men
25 He replied , ‘ sometimes , yeah , if it 's fish for dinner ’ .
26 Well it all depends if it 's value for money because we er , we fe we felt that it 's only one day .
27 I shivered and wondered if it was time for old Shallot to disappear or go ill with ague , but I remembered my promise .
28 I really thought that I would have asked Chris if he is pay for his erm Society here in .
29 ‘ It would be naive and stupid to think we have a walkover just because we are favourites for the First Division title .
30 If Scott had been selected because he was second for both the War Office and the Foreign Office , now that the War Office is no longer required , then surely his claim is now reduced .
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