Example sentences of "[noun prp] have for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the preface to his Hortus Britanno-Americanus ( written in 1749 but not published until 1763 ) Mark Catesby [ q.v. ] , the pioneer naturalist of the south-eastern states of America , said that ‘ Mr. Gray at Fulham has for many years made it his business to raise and cultivate the plants of America ( from whence he has annually fresh supplies ) in order to furnish the curious with what they want … |
| 2 | Unlike the UK , the Netherlands has for most of the time since 1950 pursued a consistent policy of reducing and limiting the prison population ; overall it is difficult to argue that this reduction in punishment has adversely affected the Netherlands ' crime rate , which has risen in a roughly similar manner to that in the UK over this period ( Downes , 1999 : 33–41 , 194–5 ; NACRO , 1991a : 93 ) . |
| 3 | BML has for some time been concerned about the declining popularity of the NBS , which began in a blaze of publicity in 1955 . |
| 4 | The University of Warwick has for some time provided the possibility of studying both English and foreign texts in a comparative way at undergraduate level . |
| 5 | The Department of Agriculture in Scotland has for many years conducted individual farm assessments with appeal committees on which farmers are represented . |
| 6 | HCIMA has for many years been active in accrediting hotel and catering programmes , both in Europe and around the world . |
| 7 | And Glotz has for many years now supervised all my recordings . |
| 8 | He encouraged us also to get more involved in equine matters , considering the potential Ireland had for such things . |
| 9 | Margaret Shepherd , whose cafe in Queen Street has for many years been popular with parties of elderly people , said many handicapped groups had cancelled this year because they could no longer walk straight from the cafe to the seafront . |
| 10 | Alyssia had for some reason thought that he spent the majority of his life in England , but it turned out that , although he owned a flat in London , he spent quite a lot of time working overseas . |
| 11 | Wilson had for some time claimed to the International Transport Workers ' Federation that the Shipping Federation would crumble if the fight could be carried to every port at one and the same time . |
| 12 | The United Kingdom has for many years been the preferred location for United States investment in Europe . |
| 13 | Amoco had for some time contested liability . |
| 14 | The Formosans had for many decades suffered from imperial Chinese indifference and neglect , and a substantial minority of the island 's non-Japanese inhabitants benefited from the new economic and educational policies and enjoyed rising living standards . |
| 15 | Catherine had for some while been recruiting architects from the West , especially from Italy . |
| 16 | Stravinsky had for some years been his favourite composer , and he had worked with Hanns on ideas for the setting and costumes . |
| 17 | THE US , Soviet Union , Britain , France and China have for many years had huge arsenals of strategic nuclear weapons in the form of ballistic missiles and manned bombers . |
| 18 | Morris clipped the papers together and tossed them across onto Dyson 's desk Dyson had for some reason assumed that Morris would bring them over and stand beside him while he went through them . |
| 19 | Japan had for several years been building up her armed forces in anticipation of conflict with Russia , but many hoped that matters could still be settled amicably . |
| 20 | Although what use could dear Alfred have for any of them ? she wondered . |
| 21 | Tanberg had for some time been interested in the way that hydrogen behaves in the presence of metals such as palladium . |
| 22 | University College London has for some years been offering a one-year postgraduate diploma course in librarianship to experienced graduate teachers . " |
| 23 | It emerged that Hayman had for some years been connected with the Paedophile Information Exchange ( PIE ) , and had received their contact magazine — carrying advertisements from men seeking sex with children — through the post . |
| 24 | In this context a Soviet writer observed with chagrin that the United States administration , in calling into question the right-of the USSR to take part in measures to guarantee the freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf in the aftermath of Brezhnev 's initiative , had forgotten that America had for many years carried out negotiations with the USSR over the Indian Ocean , ‘ of which the Persian Gulf is a component part ’ . |
| 25 | James had for some time been accepting an annual pension from Elizabeth in return for promises of assistance against foreign invaders — meaning , at this period , Spain — and on the tacit understanding that he would in no way connive at his mother 's return to Scotland . |
| 26 | 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 . |