Example sentences of "[prep] many years [pers pn] have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many years they had formed part of The Market Place surface . |
| 2 | For many years she had worked as a librarian before switching to journalism , training ‘ on-the-job ’ under an American industrial and securities correspondent and as personal assistant to Dan Rather , now CBS 's news anchorman , then becoming a freelance writer . |
| 3 | Irene Schwidurski missed all those , since for many years she has refused to observe the major public holidays of the GDR , 1 May and 7 October , the date the state was founded . |
| 4 | For many years I 've hated you and it seems so — pointless . ’ |
| 5 | For many years I have wished to ask my aunt to visit our beautiful town , ’ she wrote , ‘ but have been deterred from doing so by the knowledge that she would have to pass this stark , staring figure . |
| 6 | As you know , for many years I have devoted time to families in my parish who foster babies for the charity , but now I feel I can do more . |
| 7 | For many years it has enjoyed an outstanding reputation in Latin American studies , and recent publications in this area include Edwin Williamson , The Penguin History of Latin America . |
| 8 | Over many years I have visited some of the gardens Andre Gide wrote about in his book the Fruits of the Earth . |
| 9 | Over many years I have ascended the steep final slopes to the broad top often . |