Example sentences of "have [verb] [adj] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My own belief , which is shared , oddly enough , by the head of the CIA , William Webster , is that sanctions would have eroded his military capacity so much that , given another nine months or so — assuming we has used that period for more flexible diplomacy , which we notably failed to do — then we could either have got him out by negotiation , or we could have promoted a situation inside Iraq in which he could n't fight . |
| 2 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 3 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 4 | ‘ It does n't matter who you are , it has to take that period of time . |
| 5 | The fact that many prisoners have routinely had to spend long periods in their cells without access to a toilet , having to use chamber pots and queue up to ‘ slop out ’ , has been a potent symbol of the squalor of British prisons . |
| 6 | Tertiary , prevention … would aim at avoiding the worst consequences of a child actually having to spend long periods in substitute care . |
| 7 | Despite having to spend several periods in hospital , Anna was determined not to let her illness affect her life . |
| 8 | Both Margaret Thatcher and James Callaghan , for instance , had worked their way up through the structure of party ; they had spent a lifetime in politics and had served long periods of apprenticeship , first as backbenchers and then as junior ministers , ministers and shadow cabinet members . |
| 9 | They used to have a profitable business rearing surplus Friesian heifer calves for sale in-calf. but since TB was found in their herd in January 1986 they have had two periods at Whalley Farm , Whittington , near Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , when they were not allowed to move cattle off the farm , except for immediate slaughter . |
| 10 | We have reduced that period to five weeks , which means that millions of patients now wait for shorter periods than they did under a Labour Government . |
| 11 | A greater number than would be expected have spent long periods in plaster casts because of bone injuries , or for correction of congenital malformations . |
| 12 | As the vast majority of patients are elderly and have spent long periods in hospital , it is unrealistic to expect them to live independently or improve dramatically on discharge . |
| 13 | ‘ It is difficult for young people who have spent large periods of their lives in an institution , and do not have supportive and stable families to help them , to make the transition to independent living ’ , said Shelter ( Scotland ) director Amy Isaac . |
| 14 | But Andy Barnes warns that while the insurers argue , innocent relatives are suffering financial hardship … some have had to move , other have taken long periods off work . |
| 15 | Many people with AIDS have to spend long periods of time in hospital unless there is someone at home who can help and look after them . |
| 16 | What about er , European history , who 's studied this period in modern history at school ? |
| 17 | Umpteen journalists ( and Terry Wogan ) have described this period of my life as ‘ deprived ’ . |