Example sentences of "[be] [adv] for many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A landmark on the Waxholme/Withernsea road is the old Black Mill , and has been so for many generations . |
| 2 | It is made from M. spicata , but there are many other mints with various distinct aromas and flavours — garden mint is the most commonly used and has been so for many centuries . |
| 3 | The banks in the background are home for many badgers . |
| 4 | But it will be enough for many people that the Poll Tax will cost her the next general election . |
| 5 | Thanks to the new guidelines , it 's likely they 'll still be here for many centuries to come . |
| 6 | But perhaps the greatest satisfaction is the knowledge that you have created something of the beauty that is going to be there for many years . |
| 7 | You know a lot of the erm shops that have been here for many years |
| 8 | It was considered inhumane to move out the large number of ‘ old long-stay ’ residents who had been there for many years . |
| 9 | These lines had been there for many years when Ernest Jarvis bought the house in the twenties , the Metropolitan Railway having been extended from Swiss Cottage to West Hampstead in 1879 . |
| 10 | have n't been there for many years |
| 11 | The criterion of legality is enough for many parents , and understandably so : a criminal conviction is a handicap and a label that may stick for life . |