Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] for many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From time to time , consultancies must organise not just a display by a client but must organise an entire exhibition or show for many exhibitors are on behalf of their client . |
| 2 | It comes from critics who imagine themselves penning formidable papers which , like those of Gregor Mendel , are hidden away or ignored for many years — and do not fare too well , therefore , in ISI 's listings . |
| 3 | There is a puzzle that has for many years intrigued mathematicians and philosophers . |
| 4 | The sixteenth-century started with a power struggle in Europe between the Holy Roman Empire and France , a battle that continued for many decades , with the conflict chiefly centring around Milan . |
| 5 | It 's not unusual to find schools that have for many years undertaken a job analysis for all staff including ancillary assistants , caretaker and nursery nurses . |
| 6 | Others were running wild , frightened of human contact and impossible to catch and treat for many days . |
| 7 | She is an APRS member and has for many years been a life member of other heritage and conservation bodies . |
| 8 | The Longeval Animal Sanctuary rescues and cares for many animals , and also regularly visit inner-city schools taking lambs , goats , piglets , calves , rabbits etc to give the children there the opportunity to see and touch these animals for themselves . |
| 9 | Its tip can stay alive and grow for many days , thereby increasing its chances of meeting a host . |
| 10 | had dropped by 35% , increasing unemployment and ending for many farmers a link with the land which stretched back many generations . |
| 11 | Her invocation of themes and support for many policies favoured by the party 's grass-roots supporters has made the party more radical . |
| 12 | The horn was taken home to Laigh Corton where it was hollowed out and used for many years as a bolting or drenching tube for giving medicine to animals . |
| 13 | The house was built at the turn of the century as a country home and used for many years as a shooting lodge . |
| 14 | It can also be increased by layering , from soft cuttings or division in early spring , and grows for many years . |
| 15 | Is it because you are expected to express good wishes or thanks , or because you are old and wise and expected to give advice , or because you are an extrovert and known for being humorous , because you are closely related to the other members of the family , or because you are a friend who has known the bride and groom for many years ? |
| 16 | Kathryn Sykes has run a pottery , and worked for many years as a window dresser and she has used her sense of style and colour to decorate each room individually . |
| 17 | When he came out he worked for some years at a stud-farm at Henley ( Suffolk ) ; then he went back to smithing and worked for many years at Needham Market , a large village near Ipswich : |
| 18 | The best thing about Christmas is buying well thought out gifts that will give pleasure and use for many years to come . |
| 19 | He will be badly injured but will return to the Highlands and live for many years . ’ |
| 20 | Slithering through damp meadows at night , wriggling over rocks and up waterfalls , even finding their way into mountain streams , ten thousand feet up in the Alps — in these resting spots , they settle down and live for many years . |
| 21 | Under good conditions they will , thrive , reproduce and live for many years . |
| 22 | She continued to weep and suffer for many months but the tears were no longer helpless but purposeful . |
| 23 | Commenting on her selection , Sue Baring said : ‘ I 'm delighted to have been chosen to stand in a part of the country that I have known and loved for many years . |
| 24 | The rash may be barely visible , and may only be present for a few days , or it may be widespread and obvious and persist for many weeks . |
| 25 | In painting and music , especially , this kind of patronage was extremely important and lasted for many centuries . |
| 26 | The company was set up in 1970 to sell Courtelle acrylic fibre made in Calais , staffed mostly by French people and managed for many years by a Frenchman , . |
| 27 | ( The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic had become a member on April 7 , 1948 , but had for many years maintained only token participation in the organization . ) |
| 28 | Saddened that polytechnics have been unable to throw off the second-class public image , Teesside University 's director , Dr Michael Longfield said : ‘ The three polytechnics in the North-East have been universities in all but name for many years . ’ |