Example sentences of "we have [verb] for years " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've waited for years to have a Formula One world champion like Mansell — and now it looks as though we wo n't be able to use him . |
| 2 | We 've argued for years about meals on wheel service that there should be seven day a week service throughout this authority , we 've only got it in the City , we want it throughout the authority . |
| 3 | This is the worst snowfall we 've had for years . |
| 4 | Just be very brief , chair , erm could I ask that we have a report before council on this , and I know it will be an extra two hours on the poor council debate , but I think this is so important , and it does affect the planet for hundreds of years to come , and I think if we ca n't have a discussion on this in full council , well , it 's the most important thing we 've had for years probably , and I think we should have a discussion before council sit . |
| 5 | It was the best holiday we had had for years ’ . |
| 6 | The four that we have , we have stocked for years . |
| 7 | We have known for years that there are many wrecks which could be of historical value , telling us about the way in which vessels were constructed and , from their contents , about how ordinary people lived in times past . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , yes , I must admit , ’ replies management , ‘ that I am making a good thing out of this , the best break we have had for years — you see , my methods of production are so cheap and efficient . ’ |
| 9 | After all , we have had for years Poor Man 's Lawyer sessions , political legal advice sessions , the legal aid scheme itself , and now , more recently , the neighbourhood law centres . |
| 10 | The position on the particular issue to which the hon. Gentleman refers is that for some years now we have pursued the same policy that the money has been , in the formula applied , additional and is reflected in higher public spending plans , and that it is for the Commissioner to honour the pledge that we have had for years past . |
| 11 | To find a simple joy in his supreme talent that the rest of us had enjoyed for years . |