Example sentences of "have for several " in BNC.
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| 1 | What hope there is resides primarily in the same section of the news-stands as it has for several years — the ‘ serious ’ and ‘ specialist ’ music press . |
| 2 | But one of these , the Manas ( ‘ by far the most important wildlife reserve in the Indian subcontinent ’ — IUCN Pig and Peccaries Specialist Group ) , has for several years been in the hands of armed rebels . |
| 3 | ‘ And the TCCB 's directive for pitches has for several years now been that they must start dry . ’ |
| 4 | But she had for several years been living a life which the word frugal does not even begin to describe accurately . |
| 5 | But that has been in the past and that was a thing that we had for several years had A level plays actually on the stage am I correct ? |
| 6 | While the Bakufu administration had for several decades been subject to criticisms from within its own ranks , a more serious threat to its supremacy emerged from within domains traditionally hostile to it . |
| 7 | Japan had for several years been building up her armed forces in anticipation of conflict with Russia , but many hoped that matters could still be settled amicably . |
| 8 | All the family thought that in spite of Maureen 's arduous lifestyle , she looked better and happier than she had for several years . |
| 9 | The fate of a fallen minister or favourite might be even harder if he had aroused real fear and hatred in his opponents the executions ( or rather judicial murders ) in 1719 of Baron Goertz , the adviser of the dead Charles XII of Sweden , and in 1772 of Count Struensee , the progressive-minded but tactless favourite who had for several years dominated the court of Denmark , are good illustrations of this . |
| 10 | The Posolskii Prikaz ( Department of Embassies ) had for several generations been a part of the central administration , but Russia 's relations with the outside world were still very limited . |
| 11 | However , the report claimed that if the steady rise in public indebtedness were to be halted the regions , which controlled 40 per cent of all public spending , had for several years to join the central government in observing strict fiscal discipline . |
| 12 | This agreement ( which gave formal recognition to what had for several decades been becoming established practice ) brings out well the complexities and ambiguities inherent in much of the administrative structure of old-regime Europe . |
| 13 | California will allow out-of-state banks to enter its market from this year , so its big banks have for several years sought to concentrate on growing bigger in the local retail market through buying smaller banks and thrifts . |
| 14 | Cobham Fellowship have for several years run two week , one month or one year training for future leaders . |