Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] for many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With good reason , the memory of the 1975–6 war became painful for many Palestinians . |
| 2 | The courts , together with a wooden pavilion of historic interest , were built around 1910 but lay derelict for many years until the Club revived them with a grant from the Village Association . |
| 3 | Two years later Harris and his wife Mary became residents of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons in Croydon ; he had been an active Freemason since 1818 , and in 1849 had published a set of designs for lodge tracing boards , which became standard for many years . |
| 4 | Mr Andrews cited the example of an A&E nurse who had done suturing for many years . |
| 5 | Inexpensive conversion-kits were made available for many Edison models of phonograph , and the new ‘ four-minute ’ cylinders remained in production until 1929 . |
| 6 | HOME ownership increased by a fifth and average prices trebled between 1979 and now but the story has turned sour for many homebuyers in recent years as mortgage arrears and repossessions soared . |
| 7 | However , owners are under no compulsion to sell and although land may be identified for development , it may in fact remain undeveloped for many years . |
| 8 | Land scheduled for development may remain undeveloped for many years , pending solutions to traffic problems . |
| 9 | A moment later the frenzied cadet pitched forward and skidded prostrate for many metres , his strengthened fingernails scratching sparks from the plates of the deck before he came to rest . |
| 10 | Mr Sunman says : ‘ The true beauty of the Railside Revival wo n't become apparent for many years yet . |
| 11 | Some of the larger birds can remain stationary for many minutes and the poses they adopt are all interesting and therefore present easier subjects . |
| 12 | The finest material may be carried for tens of kilometres down-wind , and some of it may even stay suspended for many months , eventually falling back to earth on the other side of the globe . |
| 13 | Gastric emptying tests with radiolabelled meals and gamma camera imaging have proved popular for many years in clinical research and physiological studies . |
| 14 | In addition , a whole range of aspects of consumption , housing , education , shopping , transport , training , and so on , remain insufficient for many people living in the cities . |
| 15 | Over the years the weather and man have been responsible for destroying parts of the forested areas and , although some re-afforestation has taken place , large areas have remained depleted for many years . |
| 16 | Now that bands like Extreme and Mr Big have had chart successes with songs featuring acoustic instruments the time would seem right for many players to make a first serious foray into the subtler side of rock . |
| 17 | RIGHT : After standing empty for many years , plans are in hand for its conversion to dwellings . |
| 18 | The defeat of Flown in the Smurfit Champion Hurdle proved costly for many punters . |
| 19 | Also , adoption can not always prove successful for many people specifically want a boy or a girl or if the child has a deformity or abnormality it is often very hard to find a home for . |
| 20 | Having stood empty for many years , 1987/88 saw the start of considerable renovations and rebuilding . |
| 21 | The lure of the stripe , even after having been put through every possible variation and contortion , remains irresistible for many artists . |
| 22 | c Applied to timber it is meant to keep fungi away by killing spores , but it remains active for many years and is a health hazard not only for people in their homes , but also for the workers who make it . |
| 23 | It seems that this remains true for many members and while they develop great loyalty to their branches and individual antenatal teachers or breastfeeding counsellors , the significance of the national organisation largely passes them by . |
| 24 | Objectives and strategies can remain valid for many years but the long-term plans to achieve them need to be revised more frequently to reflect the up-to-date position of the organisation and its environment . |
| 25 | Within a few months , seeds — which had lain dormant for many years — germinated . |