Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] have for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But within this context , Wilkins ' elegant stuccoed facades will be retained , and an important landmark has been saved and will look far more handsome and dignified than it has for many years .
2 She was sitting back relaxedly and looking more contented than she had for some time .
3 I was feeling much happier than I had for two years .
4 All the family thought that in spite of Maureen 's arduous lifestyle , she looked better and happier than she had for several years .
5 While much of the UK is looking gloomily at the dark clouds of a major recession , it seems poetic justice that for at least some of Belfast 's population , the future looks better than it has for many years .
6 The outcome of these changes is that the drug bill is rising faster than it has for some years and above the rate of inflation .
7 R. A. Butler , one of the Conservative Party 's chief spokesmen on foreign affairs , stated in the House of Commons on 27 February 1947 that he had for some time regarded Korea ‘ as perhaps the greatest danger spot for peace in the Far East ’ .
8 Janine nodded and left the flat , feeling lighter hearted than she had for many days .
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