Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Nothing guarantees that the Americans and Russians will go on supplying it as they have done for the past couple of years . |
2 | People in late twentieth-century Britain do not necessarily do less for their relatives than they have done for the past two centuries , nor do they necessarily have a weaker sense of obligation , but they do have to work out the nature of their relationships and the patterns of support associated with them , in circumstances which are very different from the past . |
3 | They tend , as they have done for the past fifty years , to respond to the events of the day without projecting forward the effects of their policies for the necessary 18–24 months . |
4 | Mr Diplexcito , his wife and three daughters have fought a rearguard action for the past two years to stop their cottage at Spittalburn , where they have lived for the past 17 years , being buried by earthworks . |
5 | At present , women only qualify for leave if they have worked for the same employer for two years ; five years for women who work less than 16 hours per week . |
6 | For the thirty or so recruits of Calais Platoon , part of the Adult Training Company , today is the day towards which they have worked for the past five months . |
7 | Paul and Sarah Davison retained the junior doubles title they have won for the last two years . |
8 | before hand there were the same designated police officer of the same specialized suites , things have changed and they have changed for the better . |
9 | It is suggested that they have changed for the better , while we have not . |