Example sentences of "[prep] be [pron] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although invited by the Liberal Party to be their candidate for the Clapham Division 20 years ago or more , [ he ] was unable to accept the invitation , and contented himself with speaking for the Liberal or Progressive candidate at every available opportunity in many elections . |
| 2 | It was not long after the unearthing of the Phillips curve that economists and , later , policy makers came to grasp the full force of what they thought to be its implications for the conduct of demand management by the monetary and fiscal authorities . |
| 3 | She turned the corner and glanced up at the hoarding above the cinema 's portico , to see what was to be her fate for the next three hours . |
| 4 | I registered in Room 304 which came to be my home for the next three years . |
| 5 | I was just let off for an afternoon to sit my first year Sociology exam and then I came into the hospital that was to be my home for the next three years . |
| 6 | ‘ Will you pretend to be my girlfriend for the next few months ? ’ |
| 7 | My name is Howard DeVore and I 'm to be your host for the next eight hours . ’ |
| 8 | Rugby Union now , and Mark Eagon , the Oxford University rugby captain has invited Errol Norwitz who gained blues in 1988 and 1989 , to be his vice-captain for the coming term which includes the University 's pre-season tour of the Far East which began last week . |
| 9 | In 1885 he designed Max Gate , the house which was to be his home for the rest of his life , followed , in 1893 , by Talbothays for his brother Henry . |
| 10 | He was better placed in a university than in a school , and enjoyed more than he could have done in any other society the life of that great college , which was to be his home for the remainder of his life . |