Example sentences of "[pers pn] [am/are] [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to dancing , both my husband , Rod , and I are musicians for the team ; I play the recorder and he is a ‘ cellist . |
| 2 | ‘ It would be naive and stupid to think we have a walkover just because we are favourites for the First Division title . |
| 3 | In Britain this is reinforced by such practices as attending a number of dinners a term in the Inns of Court while they are students for the Bar ; in both Britain and the United States there is the shared experience of dealing with problems from a legal perspective and extensive contact with other lawyers . |
| 4 | The different species of trees are not all making their livings in exactly the same way , but as far as the particular race we are talking about is concerned — the race for the sunlight above the canopy — they are competitors for the same resource . |
| 5 | They are fighters for the freedom of our people ! |
| 6 | At the same time , they are always heard in relation to the basic framework or expected effect which lies behind them and which they are varying : they are substitutes for the ‘ correct ’ formulae ; they can thus excite but not disturb . |
| 7 | Bingham says they 're ones for the future but how can we gauge their potential on a substitutes ' bench . |
| 8 | He reflected the view of my constituents when he said that crime and how to reduce it are matters for the Government . |