Example sentences of "which have [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether society has the right to determine its own morality is a debate which has raged for some time . |
| 2 | He said yesterday that as Mr Dignum spent most of his time looking after the stores , which include the troubled Silo chain in America , the move ‘ reflects the reality of the situation which has existed for some time ’ . |
| 3 | But I believe from the written evidence that there is equally no dispute that the boundary which has existed for ten years , the tight boundary , is also capable of being a suitable greenbelt boundary if indeed there is to be an inset . |
| 4 | The National Retreat Movement which has existed for 30 years to promote spirituality and retreats of all kinds within the Catholic community of England , Wales and Scotland , has the information available . |
| 5 | The move , by the new coalition of Liberals and Christian Democrats , satisfies the Dutch confederation of industry , which has lobbied for more support for industrial R&D and innovations . |
| 6 | I use the word beautiful knowing it to be inaccurate , yet not knowing how else to counteract the myth which has circulated for two centuries that Frankenstein 's monster 's face was a hideous conglomeration of second-hand features . |
| 7 | The tremendous emphasis on the romantic conception of marriage and of the wedding day as signifying life 's romantic climax , which has figured for many years in British society and which has been fostered by mass media and advertising , also has its effect on expectations . |
| 8 | In Yamshchikov 's view the Hamburg sheet music library , which has lain for forty-five years in one of St Petersburg 's special storage areas , could be used for barter . |
| 9 | Action is being taken to encourage closer cooperation between Stockton council and its Asnieres-sur-Seine Twinning Association , which has appealed for more support . |
| 10 | As a result , the controversy which had raged for many years about the date of the introduction of the denarius was resolved . |
| 11 | Born out of a particular set of circumstances , the treaty did little to unite France , but served rather to underline the divisions which had existed for two decades or more . |
| 12 | She wished to collect two items overlooked in the haste of her first departure : her deck of Tarot cards and , for wise consoling company , the porcelain figure of a Chinese mandarin which had stood for many years in her bedroom at the Hall . |
| 13 | : WHEN Ian Smith caught Graham Gooch off the bowling of Danny Morrison in the first Test match last winter he broke a New Zealand wicketkeeping record which had stood for 45 years . |
| 14 | The decision in Lawrence was a clear decision of this House upon the construction of the word ‘ appropriate ’ in section 1(1) of the Act , which had stood for 12 years when doubt was thrown upon it by obiter dicta in Morris . |
| 15 | Mr Hamilton also took a swipe at the defence select committee 's report which had called for all infantry battalion amalgamations , including merger of four Scottish regiments , to be cancelled . |
| 16 | Opposition parties — which had called for two rounds of voting — claimed that the provisions were designed to give the advantage to the ruling Cameroon People 's Democratic Movement ( RDPC ) over emerging opposition parties which had intended to join forces during the campaign . |
| 17 | And excessive centralisation had often been the fault of the republics and regions themselves , which had competed for major investments by offering to reduce spending on social requirements . |
| 18 | Although the transition from Kenyatta to Moi was nominally smooth , it was in fact the culmination of a battle for power which had lasted for 12 years . |
| 19 | He had been admitted with a fever which had lasted for three weeks . |
| 20 | He was uneasy about what had been going on in his absence , which had lasted for some months . |
| 21 | If this House were to apply such a principle it would involve going beyond what any of the authorities have decided , departing from such decisions as Slater v. Burnley Corporation ; William Whiteley Ltd. v. The King and Twyford v. Manchester Corporation which have stood for many years and would involve making new law . |