Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh det] have for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 While the progress towards the reunion of separated churches has been much slower than many had hoped , the last sixty years have seen dialogue and joint action at many levels , from the local to the international , between Christian communities which had for long centuries been very largely isolated from each other .
2 Likewise the middle-aged mother may also have had aspirations which had for many years been put aside until her parenting responsibilities were at an end .
3 What importance do you attach , Mrs , to the observation of the District Council in relation to their erm District Development Plan which has for many years been used for development control , of the following text , which you quote in your paragraph three point six ?
4 They came to the bank of the stream which had for some time been running unseen beside them .
5 The CNAA , the body which has for many years awarded degrees in polytechnics , will cease operation in September 1992 and will be dissolved in March 1993 .
6 This has led to a crisis of legitimacy for the system : not only for the prisons ( whose claim to be providing effective rehabilitation was always shaky in many eyes ) but equally for other components of the penal system , notably the probation service which has for some years now been uncertain about what its proper rationale and direction should be .
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