Example sentences of "he be for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | GRAMOPHONE has published a number of Rust 's discographical works , including British Dance Bands on Record , 1911–1945 ( in association with Sandy Forbes ) , and he was for many years a regular contributor to this magazine . |
| 2 | A tower of strength , he was for many years the Master in charge of the business side of the Library , supervising its odyssey around the School ; he had helped with lacrosse , with the School 's annual invasions of German-speaking Europe , with the financial side of the School Play . |
| 3 | He was for many years a JP for Bombay , and took a keen interest in municipal affairs . |
| 4 | He was for many years Brother Buccaneer to the literary dining club , The Sette of Odd Volumes , where his quick repartee was much appreciated . |
| 5 | None of these appointments brought a regular salary and he supplemented his income by medical journalism ; he was for many years medical correspondent to The Times . |
| 6 | He was for some time a broken man . |
| 7 | However , Joseph Hepworth was better known as the editor of the British Deaf Times , which he was for some years up to his death . |
| 8 | Very widely read and a lover of drama and music , he was for some thirty years one of the most influential members of the famous Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne . |