Example sentences of "[pron] has [verb] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Everyone has left for the weekend .
2 Applications are usually expensive , often costing several hundred pounds ; after all , someone has to pay for the advertising and the glossy box .
3 Although it 's a problem which has existed for a long , long time , do you do any work in connection with refugees ?
4 Even conceding that the drugs trade generates large flows of cash , the idea that the Mafia is a single , stable organisation which has survived for the past 50 years largely intact is plainly wrong .
5 In the course of time the Mercian kingdom also came to embrace much of the territory , for example , of the Wocensaete or Wreocensaete , who took their name from the Wrekin and dominated the north Shropshire plain , and it would probably be the case , if charter-material had survived for this area of north-west Mercia analogous to that which has survived for the Hwicce , that kings of the Wreocensaete emerged in varying degrees of dependence on or subjection to the Mercian ruler .
6 This change in the law and in the locus of power will not end the debate , which has prevailed for a number of years , about control of the curriculum of schools ; such a debate emerged once the content of the curriculum become a controversial subject in the 1960s and has continued since .
7 A quarter of the vote in the North went to the Lombard League , which has called for the establishment of an independent north Italian state unless Rome puts its house in order .
8 They 're all members of the British Nuclear Test Veteran Association which has campaigned for the last ten years to get recognition for its members , who feel they were used as human guinea pigs .
9 One society which has featured for the first time in this year 's results is the Standard building society .
10 Permanent plants include the architectural Cordyline australis , and the winter flowering cherry Prunus subhirtella " Autumnalis " , which has flowered for the last two years .
11 It 's the latest twist in the lengthy club versus country row which has simmered for the last two seasons .
12 The dispute between Huddersfield Polytechnic and Kirklees Metropolitan Council which has continued for a number of years illustrates most of the tensions which may develop between a polytechnic and its local authority .
13 Procedures can only be used effectively and efficiently in the context of a team structure which has accounted for the systematic management of top priorities and emergencies .
14 The student who has cared for a patient is in the best position to evaluate and report on his or her progress .
15 Equally you will not need an application form , except possibly for the record , if you are seeing a single applicant who has applied for the job ‘ on spec . ’
16 Consider then this year 's winner , the Mayan Indian peace-worker , Rigoberta Menchu , who has campaigned for the rights of Guatemala 's oppressed indigenous majority for over a decade .
17 Yes , I think for a lot of people that 's true and I do n't denigrate that because I think a lot of good work goes on in the Women 's Institute , but what we are particularly interested in is in the professional craftsman , the craftsman who has trained for a number of year to produce extremely good work , and what we try to do is to make that work more available to the public in a number of ways .
18 The ecologists ' leader Brice Lalonde , who has called for a broad-based ‘ Democratic Party ’ , welcomed Mr Rocard 's speech as the first admission by a top Socialist that the party was finished .
19 Parents who have watched their children grow and develop are just as likely to have insights into the development of their child as the teacher who has taught for a couple of years .
20 McAuley , who has driven for the factory teams of Swift and Van Diemen over the past two years , had hoped to graduate to Formula Three this season , but was unable to raise the £150,000 budget .
21 Miss Wilson , who has worked for the auctioneers for 25 years , suspected it was worth more than its modest £1,200 estimate .
22 The inspector , 44 , who has worked for the Princess for eight years , is currently on sick leave .
23 Robert , who has worked for the Group for 34 years , will leave at the end of March .
24 ‘ Since Patsy 's murder there has been a sea change in attitude towards us by the military , ’ said Alec , a 45-year-old Catholic who has worked for the MoD since before the Troubles .
25 Dr Berry will be succeeded as BNFL Director of Health and Safety by his deputy , Mr David Coulston , who has worked for the company on related matters for more than 20 years .
26 A PENSIONER who has worked for the community for many years has had his efforts officially recognised .
27 A TYNESIDE man who has worked for the Ministry of Defence for nearly 30 years will be awarded a medal on Thursday .
28 The indoor championship was the latest in a string of honours for the 28-year-old who has worked for the UK Courtaulds company for seven years .
29 When making an appointment the court must consider appointing any guardian who has acted for the child previously ( FPCR , r10(8) ; FPR , r4.10(8) ) .
30 When making an appointment the court must consider appointing any guardian who has acted for the child previously ( FPCR , r10(8) ; FPR , r4.10(8) ) .
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