Example sentences of "[pn reflx] for many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Richard Body , a farmer who has kept pigs himself for many years , explained that he intends to press on with his Private Member 's Bill since it would phase out the sow stalls within five years instead of the Minister 's eight years . |
| 2 | But getting a job after years spent bringing up a family is n't necessarily an end in itself For many women , it 's all part of changing their lives and pointing them in the direction they want to go in-of being in charge of their own destiny . |
| 3 | Although an active sponsor itself for many years , Guinness also encourages others to use its sponsorship programmes to raise money for charity . |
| 4 | The Fulton Committee was not , by its terms of reference , allowed to look at the relationship with Parliament but , as a result , it blamed the service itself for many characteristics imposed on it by virtue of this relationship . |
| 5 | Loss of earnings and career prospects can be a serious matter for someone who knows that she is going to have to support herself for many years after her parents have gone ; and unless the home in which they are living is owned by them , and left to her in their will , she is also going to have to provide accommodation for herself when they die . |
| 6 | But I often find myself being far less nervous than the artists I 'm supporting , because I 'm so used to gigging ; I 've been doing a steady diet of around four gigs a week to support myself for many years , whereas they make an album then go out on tour every two years . ’ |