Example sentences of "had [be] [vb pp] for several [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The report lists ‘ many faults ’ inherent in the way the railway had been run for several years . |
| 2 | They posed for photographers at the star-studded show , giving the lie to rumours they had been separated for several weeks . |
| 3 | The most recent outstanding event in Jim 's distinguished career was the publication of his definitive catalogue of the collections of Christ Church , Oxford , on which he had been engaged for several years , coinciding with the opening of the new galleries to contain them . |
| 4 | One EC official said yesterday that the problem of fraud involving the Vatican had been understood for several years , and that attempts were being made to stamp it out . |
| 5 | The plenum had been delayed for several months , allegedly because of divisions over economic policy between the central and provincial authorities . |
| 6 | The museum had been closed for several months because of a leaking roof . |
| 7 | Several aspects of the reshuffle , which had been expected for several weeks , were attacked by opposition groups who demanded greater reductions . |