Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] for many " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though modern readers might wish to repay Mr Ruskin 's ‘ hard work ’ recorded in a 1854 entry , with hard labour , the practice of dismembering books went on for many centuries . |
| 2 | The main point is to raise money for Christian Aid , and although preparatory work goes on for many months , the 3 weeks during which the Church is used for sorting , and them selling , seem to bring out all the best feelings . |
| 3 | The Brownes and their descendants lived here for many years and played a prominent part in the life of the village . |
| 4 | The work continued under another architect , but the death of Marino , combined with the vast expense of the building together with the losses his surviving family also suffered at the hands of the new Spanish governors , meant that work stopped altogether for many years . |
| 5 | At the same time Miss Butterworth was employing women at the Flax Home Industry House at Grasmere and work continued there for many years . |
| 6 | His and my granny 's stories and memories centred round the struggles they had come through , especially the terrible days following the collapse of the General Strike in 1926 when the miners stayed out for many months . |
| 7 | After this final fatal episode the eruption dragged on for many months , lasting well into 1903 . |
| 8 | Children and young people run away for many and varied reasons . |
| 9 | This trade carried on for many years , but as a result of more advantageously located competition , it finally ceased working in about 1930 . |
| 10 | The great metabolic activity of insects during flight is indicated by their greatly increased oxygen consumption under these conditions ( e.g. Davis and Fraenkel , 1940 ) and as flight continues uninterruptedly for many hours in some species , a reserve of oxidizable material is required ( Sacktor , 5970 ) . |
| 11 | The Marshalls , a well-known family engaged in flax spinning lived here for many years and many interesting people , including Wordsworth and Adam Sedgwick , were visitors . |
| 12 | The firm traded there for many years and a number of well-known craftsmen served their apprenticeships at the works . |
| 13 | Many people with HIV stay well for many years . |
| 14 | In a profession often noted for self-promotion and expediency she had become a trusted friend , hostess and shoulder to lean on for many . |
| 15 | The inquest went on for many days and it had all the appearances of the public inquiry that was to follow . |
| 16 | Market experts foresee a recovery this year from the recent sharp falls ; more realistic estimates are enticing buyers back to the salerooms and the Spring sales showed the market firming up for many European sculptors . |