Example sentences of "[coord] for [det] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As well as being one of the founders of the Automobile Club de France and the Aero Club de France , Salomons was the first director of the City of London Electric Lighting Company and for many years treasurer and vice-president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers . |
| 2 | This is a highly unusual feature , and for many years palaeontologists have interpreted cephalapsids using the lamprey as the model . |
| 3 | Historically and for many years marina charges were too low . |
| 4 | Sedgwick , born in Dent in 1785 and for many years Professor of Geology at Trinity College , Cambridge , and a friend of Wordsworth and Darwin , describes the galleries of Dent vividly and delightfully in his book , A Memorial To Cowgill Chapel 1868 : ‘ The galleries were places of mirth and glee and active happy industry for there might be heard the buzz of the spinning wheel and the hum and the songs of those who were carrying out the labours of the day . ’ |
| 5 | Great brier hedges grew up around the Palace , and for many months Ireland had no ruler . ’ |
| 6 | Whatever the reason for the sharing of the horse , the two men kept their transaction-secret and for many months Kilpatrick was thought to be still the sole owner . |
| 7 | Tessa had turned on the little light on the bedside table , but otherwise the room was in darkness , and for some moments Bob stood by the door , twisting his head backwards and forwards , trying to take the situation in . |
| 8 | Workshops were established in Isfahan , Kashan and Tabriz , and for several decades Persia was the most important and influential centre of artistic excellence and learning in the East — comparable to Renaissance Italy in the West — whose most profound and abiding expression was to be found in the carpets it produced . |
| 9 | John Storey , two , was rushed to hospital critically ill with stomach and throat burns and for several days doctors fought to save his life . |
| 10 | The Platinum Award has become a regular feature of Edinburgh College of Art 's jewellery curriculum and for several years students from the section have made it to the finals — frequently winning at least one of the prizes . |
| 11 | Comparatively speaking the level of oil dependence is low , at 42% in 1983 but the picture is distorted by the high level of coal consumption in South Africa ( one of the largest energy consumers ) and for most countries oil dependence is high . |
| 12 | But for many cities jealousy of Milan was as powerful as hatred of the emperor 's control , and a rival faction formed under Pavia which was for a time loyal to Frederick — a map of the two teams shows in a fascinating way how difficult it was to love one 's neighbour in this world of riotous freedom and traditional internecine feuds . |
| 13 | So much has changed , but for many women writers that cry is eternal . |
| 14 | Nowadays we can judge the sound from the advantage of good quality roundwound strings , but for many years flat/tapewound strings with their poor magnetic response and rapid note decay were the only option . |
| 15 | It is in the heart of Manchester , but for many years industry and commerce have been moving away from the city centre , increasing the risk that only a lifeless core will be left . |
| 16 | If income is over £100,000 accounts will be fully audited , but for many charities income tends to fluctuate around the £100,000 mark . |
| 17 | These days , snazzy products are traded worldwide , almost regardless of geography ; but for most things geography still matters . |
| 18 | The Transport Minister , Mr Robert Atkins , said : ‘ Christmas is a family time of year , but for some families Christmas is going to be unbearable , because a loved one has been killed by a drink-driver . ’ |
| 19 | Alcaeus and Sappho are obvious models , but for some poems Horace turned to more recondite sources , in variants of the so-called Asclepiadean and Archilochean metres . |