Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun pl] for many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One question which has concerned psycholinguists for many years is why there exist in English ( and in other languages ) several alternative syntactic options ( or paraphrases ) for expressing essentially the same information . |
| 2 | He gave two solos to girls who repaid him by becoming loyal workers for many years . |
| 3 | The manufacturers were very successful at making guns out of Sussex iron , which affected naval tactics for many years . |
| 4 | ‘ They have built little boxes for many years , but some volume builders use outside architects so the finger must be pointed at architects as well , ’ he said . |
| 5 | You can borrow small sums for a short period of time or you can borrow large amounts for many years , such as a mortgage . |
| 6 | WINTER tours and a hectic summer schedule mean long absences for many cricketers . |
| 7 | C&P has been spreading environmental messages for many years in many ways . |
| 8 | ‘ On the other hand , joining the Official List could have serious implications for many USM companies , such as the potential loss of inheritance tax reliefs and the need to ensure that at least 25% of shares are held by the public , rather than 10% , which has been permitted on the USM . ’ |
| 9 | The law is still unclear on the legal rights of human fertilised ova ( zygotes ) and even foetuses , so that it seems unlikely that animals will have legal rights for many years . |
| 10 | The British car manufacturing industry has been very reluctant to catch up with the clean technology being offered and vehemently resisted pressure to adopt catalytic converters for many years , advocating instead an alternative technology known as the ‘ lean burn engine ’ . |
| 11 | Two limitations in particular have driven young readers for many decades to prefer adult adventure stories to those written specifically for them or at least to find more satisfaction in junior tales with adult heroes . |
| 12 | In the United States , the Library of Congress has been classifying and cataloguing audio-visual materials for many years , so long as they were deposited at the Library for copyright purposes . |
| 13 | If the judgment were held to be retrospective in its effect , the potential costs would , as the profession pointed out , have caused major difficulties for many employers . |
| 14 | This can mean considerable difficulties for many people . |
| 15 | Also the possession of a credit card reduces or even eliminates the need to hold precautionary balances for many people . |
| 16 | The Faggi family management has welcomed British guests for many years . |
| 17 | Uncertainty over objectives has bedevilled public libraries for many years . |
| 18 | But it had obvious difficulties for many students who found they could not manage both love affairs and study . |
| 19 | The presentation took place in the showroom where she also received a Caithness Crystal glass vase given by her friends in the factory and warehouse with whom she had close links for many years . |
| 20 | This was to remain a problem to bedevil Romano-British studies for many years . |