Example sentences of "have worked [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | On his first point , I pay tribute to him , because I know that he has worked assiduously for developments in renewable energy . |
| 2 | This has worked well for both permanent and respite care . |
| 3 | Some couples whose cohabitation has worked well for them may be surprised , hurt or bewildered when , legally married , they find their relationship deteriorating . |
| 4 | Our heading has worked well for the second quarter of our route , so we 'll keep to it — but hold on , what 's this ? |
| 5 | This strategy has worked well for two years , reducing delays suffered by our passengers . |
| 6 | The University , which has worked previously for the European Commission , are carrying out the research with partners in other member states . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Now an education and training consultant , Dr. Strongitharm has made a substantial contribution to building education and has worked tirelessly for the Institute for almost 30 years . |
| 9 | ‘ I took a plumbers apprenticeship when I left school , ’ he said , ‘ But after I 'd worked here for a while , I decided to stay on full time . ’ |
| 10 | I mean , I expect she knew how you felt about the only things worth having being the things you 'd worked hard for and earned for yourself , so you would n't want her to leave you the house ] But she did n't want you to think she 'd forgotten you , or that she was just being spiteful , or something … ’ |
| 11 | This area of the holiday business is a growth area — which is good news for the many scholars who would formerly have worked only for universities and can now supplement their incomes as tour guides . |
| 12 | He is one of Thatcher Tubes ' longest-serving employees , having worked originally for the electrical contracts who wired up the machines when the plant started in 1984 . |
| 13 | Tozer , too , is ex-IBM , having worked there for 13 years . |
| 14 | It found 70 per cent of those surveyed had never worked in the UK , 12 per cent had worked here for between one and ten years , 4 per cent for ten to 20 years , and 14 per cent for 20–40 years . |
| 15 | It was hard to believe that Howarth had worked here for almost a year . |
| 16 | John Strachey , who though not officially in the Communist Party had worked assiduously for it since 1932 , was a significant contributor to this volume . |
| 17 | Stephen and he had worked closely for two years now , but there was no question of the men sharing a social relationship , as she and Stephen did with James and Elaine . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Picton-Howell had worked hard for the project since the early days , and had kept her old job as London office administrator on Equal Opportunities grounds that the post should not be put out to competitive interview after capitalization . |
| 20 | Lady Cross , 73 , the wife of the war hero Air Chief Marshal Sir Kenneth Cross , was repeatedly struck with antique fire irons in the shop in Pimlico , south London , where she had worked part-time for ten years . |
| 21 | They had worked together for several years and the elder of them readily agreed to help supply the other 's son if he went into hiding in the woods above Eastertyre . |
| 22 | The lawyer and his clerk had worked together for many years , and knew and understood each other . |
| 23 | The trio felt the time was right ; they had worked together for four years , and they had a good track record — an important factor when it came to raising money for the new venture . |
| 24 | Kersey and Wycliffe had worked together for several years and their temperaments complemented each other . |
| 25 | John finished by saying that if we wanted to know more about the Stanford University project , or needed an introduction , Professor Karol Sikora , head of oncology at Hammersmith Hospital , had worked there for eighteen months . |
| 26 | Yes , Devlin had worked there for a while , but he 'd left three days ago . |
| 27 | A good many had worked there for years , some going back to the days of her grandfather . |
| 28 | This leavening of men and women who had worked abroad for a number of years provided a yeast which helped to bring about change within the island . |
| 29 | ‘ But Rosie , you 've worked here for years . |
| 30 | But the only things worth having are the things you 've worked hard for , and I 'll last out , I daresay , so do n't you worry , girl ! |