Example sentences of "[pron] has [be] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A further example is when an organisation which has been trading for many decades finds itself increasingly out of touch with the market and the organisation 's internal culture and style is no longer appropriate to the markets it is trying to address . |
| 2 | This latest development in a saga which has been running for many months represents a change of heart by the Saints ' board . |
| 3 | This new magazine is modelled on the successful ‘ English Civil War Notes & Queries ’ which has been running for several years . |
| 4 | But for this House to depart from a rule relating to land law which has been established for many centuries might upset long established titles . |
| 5 | The ERNIE machine is a modern computerized form of sampling by ‘ random numbers ’ which has been used for many years in research . |
| 6 | A particularly influential way of studying them was outlined by Ninian Smart , one of the first members of the Shap Working Party which has been campaigning for this approach since the early 1970s : religions each have at least six dimensions : doctrinal , mythological , ethical , ritual , experiential and social . |
| 7 | A much fresher horse who has been trained for this all season is Brown Windsor , fourth two years ago . |
| 8 | While fashion magazines announce that longer skirts are in style , the princess has again appeared in the multi-coloured striped skirt she has been wearing for more than a year . |
| 9 | ‘ She has been missing for several days now and we are concerned for her safety , ’ said a Garston police spokesman . |
| 10 | There has been exposed for all eyes to see the lack of military ability of ‘ the most brilliant strategist of all time ’ , that is , our megalomaniac corporal . |
| 11 | It is clear that he has been speaking for some time . |
| 12 | The thing is , he has been using for such a long time . |
| 13 | He has been writing for some time , starting with horror , and has more recently turned to the psychological thriller . |
| 14 | Thus , a Keeper of Italian Painting would have responsibility for the Italian drawings , thereby not only linking their administration and scholarly maintenance but also bringing drawing into the direct relationship with painting which Clifford says he has been advocating for many years . |
| 15 | When Ellcock announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the age of 216 after Middlesex 's pre-season tour to Portugal , he was finally admitting defeat in a struggle to overcome back problems he has been fighting for much of his 10-year career . |
| 16 | Mr Boris Yeltsin , the president of Russia , may have won the battle , but he has not yet won the war he has been fighting for more than half a year with the Congress of People 's Deputies . |
| 17 | No individual can sell or receive commission on investment business , unless he has been working for that same Company for at least five continuous years . |
| 18 | This approach , a very recent development for credit in this country ( though of course it has been accepted for many years as the basis of car insurance ratings ) , started in America . |
| 19 | Because of its limited appeal among Grand Prix drivers , it has been ignored for some record purposes in the statistical section to be found at the end of this chapter . |
| 20 | It has been suspected for some time that North Korea has been working on a nuclear device . |
| 21 | It has been felt for some time that the procedure and forms relating to the granting of legal aid in criminal causes could be improved , and the introduction of legal aid in the District Courts has led to the position being scrutinised and a new procedure and application form introduced . |
| 22 | It has been advanced for some time by both the Liberal party and the Electoral Reform Society . |
| 23 | Let us begin by trying to understand the rationale for the system ; after all , it has been used for many years and must presumably have had some point to it . |
| 24 | It has been used for many years in traveller 's diarrhoea , as a colostomy deodoriser , and as an antispirochetal agent in syphilis . |
| 25 | These are in addition to applications in the detergents field , in which it has been used for many years . |
| 26 | A ley can really only be said to be confirmed if it has been walked for most of its length . |
| 27 | It has been known for many years that damage to the left hemisphere is more likely to affect language ability than damage to the right , suggesting that the left hemisphere is very important for language . |
| 28 | For example , it is still commonplace in cartoons to show cavemen and dinosaurs together , despite the fact that it has been known for many years that dinosaurs were extinct long before the evolution of ‘ cavemen ’ . |
| 29 | It has been known for many years that rich clusters contain a lot of gas and dark matter , but Ponman and Bertram 's result shows that these features apply more generally . |
| 30 | It has been known for many years that neurons , like other cells , can be maintained alive and well under such conditions for periods of many days or even weeks , provided they are kept warm , aerated and well fed with glucose and other essential molecules . |