Example sentences of "has [been] used for [det] years " in BNC.

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1 The publication of correspondence between famous people has been used for many years for the purposes of scholastic enquiry .
2 The ERNIE machine is a modern computerized form of sampling by ‘ random numbers ’ which has been used for many years in research .
3 G. affinis is a small ( 4.6 cm long ) , surface-feeding minnow which originated in the United States and has been used for many years in many parts of the world to control mosquito larvae .
4 Let us begin by trying to understand the rationale for the system ; after all , it has been used for many years and must presumably have had some point to it .
5 It has been used for many years in traveller 's diarrhoea , as a colostomy deodoriser , and as an antispirochetal agent in syphilis .
6 These are in addition to applications in the detergents field , in which it has been used for many years .
7 Our system of construction has been used for many years all over this country , by the sponsoring authorities and others , and erm we do n't have the earthquake requirements , but we do need many high value schools both quickly and on time , and we 've completed something like 2,000 projects similar to this over many years .
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