Example sentences of "has [verb] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Howe , who has treated Tony for the past four years , said : ‘ It has been discussed endlessly in the newspapers and I think it is time to let it be . ’ |
| 2 | Douglas Roaf has given money for the Physical Sciences , and an anonymous donor for the Biological Sciences . |
| 3 | My man in the sombrero tells me of an incident at Goldsmith 's Mexican estate two weeks ago which has severed relations for the foreseeable future . |
| 4 | The Museum of Modern Art , 30 Pembroke Street , from January 24 to March 28 is reviewing the opus of that doyen of American minimalist and conceptual art , Sol Le Witt , presenting a concise historical survey of his career from 1963 to the present rooted in the Bauhaus , and fruiting so to speak in the fashion and perfume house of Nina Ricci ( sponsors of this show ) for which he has designed packaging for the manly fragrance Ricci Club . |
| 5 | Sony Corp says it will reduce recruitment of new graduates next fiscal year to 500 from the 990 that it has offered jobs for the current year : it will be the second consecutive year-on-year decrease in recruitment after a peak of 1,750 in the 1992-93 fiscal year . |
| 6 | A sponsored swim by 61 probationary police officers at Aykley Heads , the North-East District Training Centre in Durham , has raised £1,227 for the British Epilepsy Association . |
| 7 | But the French-born widow does personally own a chateau believed to be worth £3 million and has found £900,000 for the legal fees of her sons Ian and Kevin . |
| 8 | Mr Symington , who proudly describes himself as one of the last supply-siders , has cut taxes for the past two years . |
| 9 | Dr O'Connor , 75 , has studied autism for the past 40 years . |
| 10 | After observing the industrious building of castles in the air in the past few days , I thought it would be appropriate to look at an odd phenomenon that has puzzled meteorologists for the past ten years : the series of giant mushroom-shaped cloud formations round the periphery of the Siberian land-mass . |
| 11 | The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) has published guidelines for the practical application of economic instruments , eg taxes and charges on emissions , waste management and noise . |
| 12 | Reed has published Steinbeck for the past three years , having taken over his novels and short stories from Pan . |