Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 And the sores which have plagued his mouth for months have now disappeared .
2 So many returners admit to stage fright at the beginning of a re-entry programme , only to find that the expectations of managers and colleagues are much more realistic than they have given them credit for .
3 The much maligned Constanze seems to have played a more dominant role in Mozart 's later life than many biographers have given her credit for .
4 But this has not meant that those industries have withdrawn their support for museums here .
5 They performed well — many have sustained their popularity for years mainly because they give excellent performance for low cost .
6 If you have owned your property for a number of years , it will probably be worth more than you paid for it .
7 ‘ I 'm a free agent and have regained my appetite for the game .
8 ‘ The Seven have done our work for us , Soren . ’
9 ‘ But I know some people have felt so miserable they have seen their doctor for some medicine and have been told that the fumes are the likely cause of their symptoms .
10 ‘ A lot of the credit for that goes not only to the photographers themselves who have argued their case for greater prominence , but a great debt is owed to people like the editor Harold Evans who pioneered the creative use of photography in papers .
11 Subject to the policy terms and endorsements , we will insure you against certain legal liability , loss or damage which may occur during any period of insurance which we have accepted your premium for .
12 Under the policy terms and endorsements , we will insure you against certain legal liability , loss or damage which occurs during any period of insurance for which we have accepted your premium for .
13 Under the policy terms and endorsements , we will insure you against certain legal liability , loss or damage which occurs during any period of insurance which we have accepted your premium for .
14 Under the policy terms and endorsements , we will insure you against certain legal liability , loss or damage which occurs during any period of insurance which we have accepted your premium for .
15 Under the policy terms and endorsements , we will insure you against certain legal liability , loss or damage which occurs during any period of insurance which we have accepted your premium for .
16 Under the policy terms and endorsements , we will insure you against certain legal liability , loss or damage which occurs during any period of insurance which we have accepted your premium for .
17 They have made their case for the ordination of women with obvious conviction , backed up with arguable facts ( in my opinion ) — but the whole argument is delivered in a studiously temperate and fair way that will impress even those who disagree with it .
18 I am a hobbyist of some years standing and I have had my Hatchetfish for over two years since they were no bigger than ½ pieces .
19 An elderly constituent of mine came to me and said , ’ I have had my car for 12 years ; it is my life .
20 Like A. Aldyss I have had my tank for only five months , containing Mollies , Guppies and Swordtails .
21 Other kinds of bivalves have used their capacity for free movement to the utmost by becoming efficient swimmers , clapping their valves together like castanets to move through the sea to find new feeding grounds or to escape the threat of predators .
22 Stirling students have shown their support for an efficient and independent Association , accessible and relevant to all members .
23 He has been telling them that both the Soviet Union and the United States have reiterated their support for the league 's plan and that political reform is the only way for the Lebanese to solve their crisis .
24 Of course , if for any reason you have to leave your garden for several months , the best thing you can do is to sow a suitable green manure .
25 I have since given up ( well , almost ) drawing ‘ exploding monsters ’ for NME and have become their correspondent for anything weird , wonderful and , occasionally , musical .
26 Positive things ; not the dark , destructive forces that have damaged your life for so long . ’
27 I have to do his back for him . ’
28 ‘ You have to give him credit for his choice of weapons , especially the Desert Eagle , ’ Sabrina said .
29 Public examination statistics have regularly been collected although difficulties of establishing comparability over time , and across different examination boards and subjects , have reduced their usefulness for assessing the performance of the education system as a whole .
30 I was told by new-found friends , ‘ I have known your work for years and the typographic version of Duchamp 's Green Box book you made in 1960 was my first route into an understanding of modern art ’ .
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