Example sentences of "has [vb pp] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 One that has plagued me for some while .
2 Even so , striking on or soon after January 15th would help Mr Bush underline , for the benefit of critics at home and abroad , the clear legal authority the UN has given him for military action .
3 A GRATEFUL reader who would like to thank her daughter for the surprise of a lifetime has nominated her for this week 's bouquet .
4 But while the British media 's account of World Cup preparations in Italy has been dominated by the prospect of violence , British domestic youth culture has primed itself for other possibilities by looking to the Latin-influenced culture of spectatorship and style .
5 Steffi Graf has won it for six of the last seven years , picking up a cheque for around £45,000 for her latest victory in October .
6 But he will have to wait to get into the action — an ankle injury has sidelined him for two weeks .
7 He has seen her for all of 30 seconds .
8 I have to say that nothing in my career so far has prepared me for this kind of work .
9 But nothing has prepared us for this divine outburst .
10 The heroic all-rounder visited a specialist in London yesterday about a shoulder injury that has dogged him for some weeks .
11 Over the years , he has used it for many successful d-i-y projects .
12 And it was then she finally asked me a question that has bothered her for twenty years .
13 HELENA Bonham-Carter , the actress , was yesterday granted a High Court injunction in London against a fan who has pestered her for several years .
14 Miss Bonham-Carter , whose great-grandfather was the Liberal premier , Lord Asquith , has claimed that Mr Farquharson , 27 , has pestered her for several years .
15 Much heralded , the comics renaissance of the last five years has worn its For Mature Readers Only label like a badge of honour and serious intent .
16 Most of the federally owned land in the area is run by BLM , which has apportioned it for extensive commercial mining and ranching as well as for recreational use .
17 Remember , the protectiveness of your subconscious is unlikely to allow you to go straight to a period or an event so traumatic that it has affected you for such a long time afterwards .
18 His friend Razumikhin , a truthful witness , has known him for eighteen months .
19 The £6 million Juventus player has finally been forced to accept that the cartilage damage which has troubled him for several weeks requires surgery .
20 ‘ This business has knocked her for six . ’
21 Yeah but er it really has knocked me for six this time .
22 I have set down the following experience as one that has haunted me for many years .
23 How do you think your career to date has fitted you for this particular job ?
24 Can anyone tell me where ‘ balmpot ’ did originate as it has puzzled me for some 60 years ?
25 ‘ He has coached me for many years and will certainly do so again , ’ admitted Gooch .
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