Example sentences of "and have [verb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But eventually she persuaded us she meant it and we went and it was an invaluable experience meeting not only our missionary partner but the people among whom she lives and and works and has done for many years . |
| 2 | Sir David is a long term supporter of Save The Children and has sat for many years on the industry and commerce group . |
| 3 | To speak today of the defence of democracy as if we were defending something which we knew and had possessed for many decades or many centuries is self-deception and sham … |
| 4 | In 1959 Greece and Turkey had already drawn this conclusion , and had applied for some form of association with it . |
| 5 | We all knew Froggy , a caddie who had worked the circuit since the late fifties and had carried for many winners , including a couple of Open Champions — American , of course — in the mid-seventies . |
| 6 | Some of this fear he controlled , and had controlled for some time , by smoking the odd joint . |
| 7 | Earthtrust discovered that many other locals were opposed to the capture and slaughter of dolphins , and had tried for several years to halt the practice . |
| 8 | It is difficult to point to any experiments in egalitarian social life which have abolished stratification , and have survived for any length of time . |
| 9 | Recently ethnolinguists , deriving their inspiration in England from the work of J. R. Firth and his disciples at SOAS ( The School of Oriental and African Studies ) , have also challenged ‘ universalism ’ and have argued for more attention to ‘ language-specific ’ descriptions before more general claims about language can be made , Fought , for instance , writing of attempts to analyse traditional Mexican languages , argues : |
| 10 | Yes my children do go to school now and have done for some months now . |
| 11 | Yes my children do go to school and have done for some months now . |
| 12 | Q I 'm 34 and have suffered for several years from intermittent burning pains in my knees , which often keep me awake . |
| 13 | You body wo n't turn as much as it did before , you get tired more quickly , you 're less able to concentrate for long periods and have to allow for more errors . |