Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [det] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The significant point is that the LDDC has intervened to help out developers of retail , housing and office projects , but has done little for existing local firms and businesses . |
| 2 | The problem of the assault course of whether she 's actually fitted in in three months , anyhow that 's what we ought to write that in , but er , she travels , she travels most weekends playing hockey for Yorkshire , and has done that for four years , and she 's all over , where were you ? , |
| 3 | ‘ The public has known that for some time . ’ |
| 4 | The medical profession has known this for some time , though , so it 's hardly hot news . |
| 5 | The inclusion of a Tallmantz B–25 cameraship would have done much for both the dogfights and the other air-to-air formation shots . |
| 6 | ‘ You do n't appear to have used this for some time . ’ |
| 7 | Oh I 've done that for many a year |
| 8 | Well look , if if you 're wanting the next thing to do , I mean you 've done that for seventh year |
| 9 | They 've done this for that three years now and they |
| 10 | One nice Tory gentleman tells me ‘ I 've done this for all the parties in my time , you know , ’ as if it were something to be proud of . |
| 11 | I 've seen that for some time . |
| 12 | I 've argued that for twenty years , now suddenly overnight it 's become unfashionable and let's make it clear why it 's become unfashionable . |
| 13 | I 've got enough for one car for mesen . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've had that for fifteen years . |
| 15 | I shall need a new one by the winter because I 've had that for four |
| 16 | We 've had those for twenty years . |
| 17 | But I mean we 've had this for blooming weeks now ai n't we ? |
| 18 | I 've had this for five years . |
| 19 | Okay now we 've had this for twenty years so a lot of these have been resold of course . |
| 20 | ‘ You 've had enough for one day . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Please — I 've had enough for one day . ’ |
| 22 | You 've had enough for one day . ’ |
| 23 | We 've used this for many years without any adverse effects . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've known that for some time . |
| 25 | Well and he wants popping round when there 's nobody here and then I 've left some for half an hour . |
| 26 | Events of 1989 have done little for Australian image . |
| 27 | As the MOD has shopped around Europe for additional supplies of 155mm shells , some of the responses have done little for any future spirit of co-operation . |
| 28 | So he 's done that for five minutes there . |
| 29 | Everywhere candidates lost out to a low turnout … all the signs are that the voters have had enough for this year |
| 30 | Now Mummy 's had that for twenty five years , now just leave it . |