Example sentences of "[Wh det] have [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Whether society has the right to determine its own morality is a debate which has raged for some time . |
2 | He said yesterday that as Mr Dignum spent most of his time looking after the stores , which include the troubled Silo chain in America , the move ‘ reflects the reality of the situation which has existed for some time ’ . |
3 | The move , by the new coalition of Liberals and Christian Democrats , satisfies the Dutch confederation of industry , which has lobbied for more support for industrial R&D and innovations . |
4 | The tremendous emphasis on the romantic conception of marriage and of the wedding day as signifying life 's romantic climax , which has figured for many years in British society and which has been fostered by mass media and advertising , also has its effect on expectations . |
5 | Action is being taken to encourage closer cooperation between Stockton council and its Asnieres-sur-Seine Twinning Association , which has appealed for more support . |
6 | It may be afraid to annoy foreign network-operators with new local services and so jeopardise the chances of selling them equipment , which has accounted for much of AT&T 's recent growth . |
7 | Nevertheless , it is the growth of white-collar employment which has accounted for most of the expansion of the upper middle class . |
8 | As a result , the controversy which had raged for many years about the date of the introduction of the denarius was resolved . |
9 | She wished to collect two items overlooked in the haste of her first departure : her deck of Tarot cards and , for wise consoling company , the porcelain figure of a Chinese mandarin which had stood for many years in her bedroom at the Hall . |
10 | Mr Hamilton also took a swipe at the defence select committee 's report which had called for all infantry battalion amalgamations , including merger of four Scottish regiments , to be cancelled . |
11 | He was uneasy about what had been going on in his absence , which had lasted for some months . |
12 | There are very significant sub-regional policies cross border migration which have existed for many many years . |
13 | If this House were to apply such a principle it would involve going beyond what any of the authorities have decided , departing from such decisions as Slater v. Burnley Corporation ; William Whiteley Ltd. v. The King and Twyford v. Manchester Corporation which have stood for many years and would involve making new law . |
14 | As a college lecturer , Slee comments ( 1989 p.130 ) that this is what has happened for many of the students now coming up through secondary schooling , as several of her own students can testify . |