Example sentences of "and be [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 They are unique in their early period and are prototypes for later work .
2 Suffice it to say that Demons have now completed their worst season for a long time and that Admirals ‘ B ’ , with a match in hand , are only 99 points behind Borderers and are favourites for promotion .
3 The values for and are constants for gases .
4 Country houses that substantially retain their contents and collections and are candidates for preservation intact as showpieces .
5 It will sometimes be the case that , for certain instruction groups , the number of bits required fully to specify an operation and all its associated information is less than the computer word length ; so these groups are using the word inefficiently , and are candidates for occupying only a portion of a word .
6 All these skills are much in demand in society and are qualifications for a wide range of vocations and employments .
7 We explained that we had to do without them for the most part — and be tankful for the older ones and the women .
8 We had known each other for five years and were lovers for three , although we did n't live together .
9 He is a member of Langbaurgh district council and is spokesman for housing and highways .
10 The said that is good , it 's it 's like erm pearls and is toner for your face .
11 And is part of the package i d d does the package er of the aircraft when it comes to be served include things like the simulator or is that something that outside the contract and is bid for quite separately .
12 In eighth place , the panel selected a loaf from Sainsbury 's in-store bakery , which is made by the Chorleywood Bread Process and is 69p for 800g .
13 Henry joined the Artisans in 1946 and was Secretary for five years .
14 Whilst I had nothing in the way of academy to display , I had won an open competition at the YMCA Baghdad Tennis Tournament , and was scrum-half for a 15 that was scratched up to play odd sides like the Palestine Police , or a crew from a Red Sea sloop on a visit .
15 And was Theo for or against him ?
16 In addition , Minton 's intermittently hysterical behaviour and desire to shock brought out in Ricky the exhibitionist who would undress at parties and was game for any prank .
17 His son and heir by the first marriage , Richard , married Agnes , daughter of Thomas , first Baron Wharton , and was MP for Cumberland in 1547 and 1553 .
18 He served on Lancaster town council from 1871 to 1880 and was MP for the Lancaster division of North Lancashire from 1886 to 1895 , when he retired to accept a peerage , allegedly in return for a contribution of £10,000 to Liberal party funds .
19 He became president of the York Whig Club from 1821 to 1827 , and was MP for Scarborough from 1832 to 1834 .
20 He refereed international bridge matches ; and was goalkeeper for the Casuals when they won the AFA Cup final in 1913 .
21 He had been on the committee of the Scottish region , as it was ten called , since 1984 — ‘ they flung me on as naive new blood ’ — — and was vice-chairman for two years before becoming chairman at the tender age of 25 .
22 Left wing Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside from 1974–87 , she had been a senior officer in the agricultural workers union and was chair for eight years of the Campaign Group of Labour Mps .
23 He worked in the Post House Wynd store , now Starling and Godfrey , ever since and was manager for many years .
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