Example sentences of "[adj] for many [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mammalian gut has been stable for many millennia and acts to constrain the flexibility of E. coli 's genome . |
| 2 | The house and gallery date from 1640 , though the house was derelict for many years and restored in 1920 . |
| 3 | The finished roof will now be weatherproof for many years and require no maintenance . |
| 4 | He had been ill for many months and his five-year term would not have been renewed at the National People 's Congress which starts on Monday . |
| 5 | Some of the larger birds can remain stationary for many minutes and the poses they adopt are all interesting and therefore present easier subjects . |
| 6 | The price could be prohibitive for many families and it is a pity there are not more references made to Appendix 1 , ‘ How the body works ’ as it is crucial that people understand their own anatomy and physiology in order to apply the positive principles of health care . |
| 7 | Kempe was responsible for many telegraph and telephone services used by the Post Office ( including sending keys , postal pneumatic extensions ) and his design of the Dover–Calais cable for the London–Paris telephone was an acknowledged success . |
| 8 | If it is stimulated every time we sit down then tremendous tensions will build up over the years ; these will give rise to neck and back problems , and will also be responsible for many headaches and migraines . |
| 9 | They have also been responsible for many symposia and meetings for specialists in the field of venereology . |
| 10 | A 17,000km 2 logging concession in Guyana 's rainforest has been granted to a firm co-owned by a Malaysian company responsible for many human-rights and environmental abuses on its own home ground , in Sarawak . |
| 11 | Colour of species is not dealt with partly because the information is not available for many species and also because the range of variation has not been studied . |
| 12 | Data base systems have been available for many years and were developed to make efficient use of secondary storage devices in large computer installations . |
| 13 | ‘ We have managed to keep relations very harmonious for many years and we will not let anything disrupt that harmony , ’ he said . |
| 14 | Then Jimmy said well you know she 's been dead for many years and er she says , oh that 's right . |
| 15 | People living on the riverbanks ca n't remember it being so bad for many years and if there 's rugby here tomorrow , then the players will be in for an early bath . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |