Example sentences of "[been] [adj] for many [noun] and " in BNC.

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1 The mammalian gut has been stable for many millennia and acts to constrain the flexibility of E. coli 's genome .
2 He had been ill for many months and his five-year term would not have been renewed at the National People 's Congress which starts on Monday .
3 They have also been responsible for many symposia and meetings for specialists in the field of venereology .
4 Data base systems have been available for many years and were developed to make efficient use of secondary storage devices in large computer installations .
5 Then Jimmy said well you know she 's been dead for many years and er she says , oh that 's right .
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