Example sentences of "have for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Anniversary Organising Committee had felt that a clock should be commissioned to replace the one which had been stolen , and perhaps because I have for some years specialised in the reproduction of historic clocks , my name was one of those considered . |
| 2 | Political scientists have for some time tried to grapple with the question : what difference , if any , does party control of the government make to political outputs ? |
| 3 | In the United States , academics have for some years been engaging in what has been termed the ‘ deregulation critique ’ of the federal role in education . |
| 4 | Wool-sucking seems to be most common among young cats that have been orphaned or have for some other reason been deprived of the maternal nipple too soon . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , anyhow , ’ she went on , as she fumbled for the matches and lit the gas lights , ‘ we 'll have Christmas together in peace , and — and in case it 's the last we have for some time , we 'll make it as nice as possible . |
| 6 | It added : ‘ This explosion deepens the cracks in a monarchy which a number of Britons have for some time regarded with a mixture of indifference and contempt . ’ |
| 7 | Although it has yet to displace the older established metal in western sentiment , court jewellers have for some time been using platinum as a more appropriate setting for diamonds than gold . |
| 8 | Details are given below under Teaching , but it is worth mentioning here the training course in French law at the University of Aix/ Marseille , for which scholarships have for some years been offered by the Cultural Service of the French Embassy , 22 Wilton Crescent , London SW1 . |
| 9 | For example , in forensic contexts phoneticians and linguists have for some years now used their expertise to assist in voice identification ; academically this is a highly controversial enterprise . |
| 10 | First , there have for some considerable time been proposals on the table for cycle facilities around Teviot Place . |
| 11 | Psion , creators of the first personal organiser , have for some time made plug-in modules available to provide dictionary and other data facilities . |
| 12 | Other satellite services have for some time been offering a kind of one-sided videoconferencing facility . |
| 13 | They point out , for example , that Japanese companies in particular have for some time been making strenuous efforts to recruit labour which is not so much cheap but flexible and prepared to work hard for the company in question . |
| 14 | Certificates have for some time been sent in postal tubes by recorded delivery to Divisional Secretaries . |
| 15 | Nursing organisations in New South Wales have for some time been discussing specific roles of the nurse practitioner with the Department of Health , the outcome of which has been eagerly awaited by the Australian Medical Association ( AMA ) and nursing organisations in other states . |
| 16 | I have for some reason a picture of a rather youthful military historian . |
| 17 | Non-flying mammals have for some time been suspected to be pollinators in a number of vegetation types outside the tropics and , in recent years , this has been proved to be so in both South Africa and Australia . |
| 18 | Such arrangements have for some time been permitted so long as clients are fully informed of the nature of the company and the profits go to the firm . |
| 19 | I have for some time studied the prospects for the privatisation of British Rail . |