Example sentences of "has [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conflict has already dragged on for five years ; thousands have died . |
| 2 | The hardest hit Americans included Ed Ruscha , Donald Sultan and Frank Stella though Anthony Grant at Sotheby 's stresses that demand has already bounced back for top works by Julian Schnabel and others badly mauled in 1991 . |
| 3 | Getting this ingredient off the drawing boards and into bricks and mortar — not to mention details such as Donald Duck doorknobs — was indeed the stuff of dreams for Stern , who has always stood up for emotional content : ‘ In my view , whether you are engaged in a theme park , a hospital , or a court house , the building should elicit some excitement . ’ |
| 4 | The arts community has always gone in for manic attention-seeking , of course — the oxygen of publicity ( to borrow a phrase ) being crucial to its survival . |
| 5 | The debate has now gone on for thirty minutes . |
| 6 | Palin may not have travelled much as a young man , but he has now made up for lost time . |
| 7 | The Princess of Wales may not have been quick to learn at school — possibly because her lessons did not interest her much — but she has certainly made up for lost time since her marriage . |
| 8 | ‘ Diana is an Uptown girl who has never gone in for downtown men , ’ observes Rory Scott . |