Example sentences of "has been a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every game between the teams since has been a struggle for superiority and status with Dundee in the role of the local aristocrat and St Johnstone the perennial grousebeater . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Staying motivated for matches has been a problem for the teenager , who is trying to juggle her tennis with more normal aspects of life in Florida . |
| 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 | THERE has been a call for pensions and benefits to be increased significantly to offset the effects of levying VAT on fuel . |
| 6 | There has been a call for priests around the world to declare their liaisons on Pentecost Sunday tomorrow marking the day the Holy Spirit enlightened the Church . |
| 7 | Neighbours has been a springboard for a lot of careers , especially kids like them , ’ she said . |
| 8 | Professor Weir , a founder member of the British Academy of Management and a Fellow of the British Institute of Management , has been a consultant for several large organisations including the World Bank , the Scottish Development Agency , the Portuguese Government and UNESCO . |
| 9 | It has been roundly criticised because of the risk of cervical spinal cord injury , and there has been a plea for changes in the rules to make it safer ( Burry & Calcinai , 1988 ) . |
| 10 | There have been Dylanologists almost as long as there has been a Dylan for them to write about . |
| 11 | My own country has been a battleground for centuries . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Surgical nurse practitioner Lou Jacobs has been a nurse for 17 years and has over 12 years ' experience in intensive care units . |
| 14 | This World Cup has been a showcase for the game both in this country and world-wide . |
| 15 | The dis-used brick pit has been a tip for 10 years and will continue as one for 30 more . |
| 16 | He did appear in England 's opening game of the season , a 1–0 friendly defeat in Spain , but has been a spectator for the World Cup matches against Norway and Turkey . |
| 17 | In the United States allergy has been a specialty for decades . |
| 18 | There has been a request for a disco , by both junior and senior sections and the possibility of holding one is being explored . |
| 19 | There has been a request for a disco , by both junior and senior sections and the possibility of holding one is being explored . |
| 20 | Spike Milligan , the ex-Goon , who has been a friend for years , is a veteran anti-blood sports campaigner . |
| 21 | It has been a friend for a long time . ’ |
| 22 | George Hamilton has been a friend for a long time ? |
| 23 | In fact , it has been allowed to become progressively more ruinous , has been a shelter for cattle , and has been ignored in all of the county 's publicity material . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 25 | The scheme has been a success for fund-holders ' own patients , but detrimental to the rest . |
| 26 | The Video Electronics Standards Association in San Jose is not too pleased with one of its members , Dell Computer Corp , which has suddenly jumped up to claim that some VL-Bus products to its standard infringe one of Dell 's patents : ‘ We are both surprised and saddened that one of the companies involved in ratifying the VL-Bus standard would take such an action , ’ said Association chairman Scott Vouri ; the patent appears to claim rights to a computer system receptive to a board that plugs into both a system input-output bus and a high speed expansion memory bus ; Dell has been a member for over a year , having joined the club in February 1992 , and voted to approve the standard ; the group also says that like all the other members , Dell signed a statement indicating no knowledge of any conflicts with its patents . |
| 27 | The Dungarvan Leader once commended a candidate " with a record of achievement " in these revealing terms : " He has consistently fought in the Waterford County Council ( of which body he has been a member for many years ) for amenities for the town , and it was thanks to his representations that the long-suffering residents of the old road had a footpath provided in front of their homes to prevent flooding . |
| 28 | I regularly attend the AGM of the European Environmental Bureau , which my organisation , the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales , has been a member for over 10 years . |
| 29 | The visit of the Morris Men was arranged with the help of BNFL safety auditor David Pratt , of Risley , who has been a member for the past two years . |
| 30 | Anne Hayward has been a member for 15 years and re-reads the Lord of the Rings annually in three or four days . |