Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] for many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless the base stock was kept for many years in the same conditions as those in which estimates were made , problems could have arisen . |
| 2 | That hours of work were stated for many trades does not mean that they were always worked to the full . |
| 3 | The Solland Sword was lost for many years , having disappeared during the destruction of Solland by Gorbad Ironclaw 's Orcs . |
| 4 | A counsel of despair was offered for many years , which , in effect , said , ‘ put them away and forget them ’ . |
| 5 | In 1896 the ‘ Ratepayers and Inhabitants in Parish Meeting assembled [ resolved to ] hereby accord the Rev R. Burdon their grateful thanks for the very great interest he continues to show in the Parish … and hereby express their ernest ( sic ) and unanimous wish that his health might very speedily be restored and his life be prolonged for many years . ’ |
| 6 | This interpretation was accepted for many years but has recently been challenged . |
| 7 | The net result is that the lack of that information results in the application being delayed for many months . |
| 8 | The land is used for many purposes : for housing , factories , rail and roadways , airports , water reservoirs , recreation , amenity , forestry and farming . |
| 9 | But just as a deeply flawed system of classification was operated for many years before the 1981 Education Act by professionals who openly disavowed it , so it is probable that levels of attainment will be used in most decisions about children who experience difficulties . |
| 10 | Besides those grants taken out of context or distorted , the endowment was blamed for many things it had nothing to do with . |