Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] for [adj] year " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Climbing expeditions into the peaks themselves have also left behind piles of rubbish , and Cullen ( 1986 ) points out that the problem is compounded by the fact that in such a high Alpine environment decomposition rates are very slow so that discarded materials may persist for several years if not decades . |
| 2 | Because it 's all about enhancing the area of the war memorial , and I think that should go for next year 's enhancement . |
| 3 | In order to qualify as a small or medium-sized company in respect of a financial year , a company must satisfy for that year and the preceding year at least two of the following conditions : |
| 4 | There are also professionally-applied textured coatings which are sprayed on , and should last for 10 years or more . |
| 5 | Pvc liners ( some are reinforced with nylon or Terylene ) should last for many years , but do n't be too influenced by the strength claims of the reinforced liners — the most likely cause of damage is piercing ( from a stone , children poking sharp sticks into the pond , or accidents with the garden fork ) , and the reinforcement used wo n't do much to avoid this kind of mishap . |
| 6 | Choose a large bucket with a metal handle and it should last for many years . |
| 7 | The finish should last for several years . |
| 8 | Cordless tools tend to be more expensive than their mains powered counterparts , but if looked after should last for several years , even on the original battery . |
| 9 | If all these factors are adequately taken into account — and drainage should be provided in any case to prevent mosquitoes and other insects breeding — mud buildings should last for 50 years and more with adequate maintenance . |
| 10 | However , payments must continue for ten years . |
| 11 | However , record contracts tend to last longer than management agreements ( a management agreement might last for three years while a record contract may go on as long as ten ) . |
| 12 | For example , the dies used to make Roman bronze medallions of the second century AD might last for ten years , and at the city of Dalisandos in Asia Minor a die survived for more than eighty years . |
| 13 | Cincinnati Bell Inc reports that the Federal arm of its Cincinnati Bell Information Systems won a systems management contract that could run for five years and be worth up to $41m to support the Federal Transportation Computer Center in Washington DC : the centre supports Federal Highway Administration , US Coast Guard , Federal Transit Administration , Research & Special Programs Administration , the Federal Aviation Administration , and the Federal Maritime Administration . |
| 14 | ‘ If a bed is in 365 days a year use , it could last for three years or maybe more , ’ says John Mott of supplier Airsprung Furniture . |
| 15 | The interim government would rule for two years before holding elections under the auspices of the UN and the Islamic Conference Organization . |
| 16 | This game is similar to games you would buy for 2–6 year olds that had Zoo animals cut out of the board with little pins on them , The child would try to fit the animal back into the right shape . |
| 17 | The Otago CA report for that year had to report that the early high hopes for Otago cricket were now being ‘ affected by the Great War , and the necessity for all men to play the greater game for the Empire ’ . |
| 18 | Intor is presently conceived as a 600 MW ( thermal ) reactor that would run for 10 years , researching and , we hope , demonstrating the practicability of repeated long pulses burning thermonuclear fuel in a tokamak . |
| 19 | By this time the money involved would be £200,000 and the blackmail would run for two years . |
| 20 | The course would run for seven years , at the end of which graduates would enter the second year of residency programmes . |
| 21 | The plan would protect whales south of latitude 40° South and would run for 50 years with a review after 10 years . |
| 22 | c ) The Executive Committee shall have the power to co-opt not more than three additional members without voting powers who need not be members of the Society , and who shall serve for one year and be eligible for immediate re-appointment . |
| 23 | c ) The Executive Committee shall have the power to co-opt not more than three additional members who shall serve for one year and be eligible for immediate re-appointment . |
| 24 | The Executive Committee shall have the power to co-opt not more than three additional members without voting powers who need not be members of the Society , and who shall serve for one year and be eligible for immediate re-appointment . |
| 25 | He felt he needed professional help , and entered into analysis that would continue for many years to come . |
| 26 | Such substantial stratospheric ozone depletion would last for several years and the initial survivors of a nuclear war would have to face a great increase in biologically active UV-B radiation . |
| 27 | The path would last for forty-odd years , and seeing it being transformed was immensely satisfying . |
| 28 | They grow to 40cm and may live for ten years or more . |
| 29 | Remaining stocks ( in electrical equipment , mostly ) are being burned , but traces will remain for many years . |
| 30 | I have not met many Scottish people who wish to be left exposed to the nuclear blackmail that could come from the huge nuclear arsenal which will remain for many years on the continent and in Russia . |