Example sentences of "[noun sg] have worked [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new Hermitage director has worked there for nearly two years as assistant academic director under acting-director Vitaliy Suslov , but he has been connected with the museum almost all his life ; his father , Academician Boris Piotrovskiy ( 1908–90 ) , was on the staff at the Hermitage for more than half a century , and was its director for twenty-six years before his death en poste . |
| 2 | The worst damage to hulls etc. had been reported on arrival in the area after last night 's operation , and the troop 's attached REME Forward Repair Team had worked on for hours after most others had taken to their sleeping bags . |
| 3 | This strategy has worked well for two years , reducing delays suffered by our passengers . |
| 4 | Mitterrand , however , said that France would remain outside the alliance 's military structure , noting that this policy had worked successfully for his country for a quarter of a century . |
| 5 | Our heading has worked well for the second quarter of our route , so we 'll keep to it — but hold on , what 's this ? |
| 6 | The lawyer and his clerk had worked together for many years , and knew and understood each other . |
| 7 | Some couples whose cohabitation has worked well for them may be surprised , hurt or bewildered when , legally married , they find their relationship deteriorating . |
| 8 | John Strachey , who though not officially in the Communist Party had worked assiduously for it since 1932 , was a significant contributor to this volume . |