Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for [det] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Places reserved for the burial of cremated remains were not likely to be filled for many years — if ever . |
| 2 | I think Mr Cook has done a great service to the water environment in this country and the ramifications of this case will be heard for many years to come . ’ |
| 3 | The cost of this project to the town has been £20,698 and Mr. Downham hoped that it would not only give much enjoyment , but would be treated with respect by all , so that it can be enjoyed for many years . |
| 4 | Contracts will usually be let for several years . |
| 5 | Separate baptisteries continued to be built for many years and separate , free-standing campaniles were the general rule ; these features acted as watch towers and were symbols of local importance . |
| 6 | Their effects may not be noticed for many years . |
| 7 | Surely he would be watched for several years , to ensure his fidelity . |
| 8 | But this year they announced the recession had hit investments mainly in property and so grants would be reduced for several years . |
| 9 | In 1896 the ‘ Ratepayers and Inhabitants in Parish Meeting assembled [ resolved to ] hereby accord the Rev R. Burdon their grateful thanks for the very great interest he continues to show in the Parish … and hereby express their ernest ( sic ) and unanimous wish that his health might very speedily be restored and his life be prolonged for many years . ’ |
| 10 | In the best traditions of the state 's statistics , a truthful answer will not be known for several years ( ie , when it is of little practical use ) . |
| 11 | This means that conventional spoken broadcast traffic messages will have to be continued for many years . |
| 12 | The parent trees would be retained for several years after the new trees had been planted at the new site , just so that they could be used as a reference for checking . |
| 13 | Cineraria maritime ( try " White Diamond " or " Silver Dust " ) , normally used for summer bedding , can be over-wintered for several years to give foliage for cutting much earlier the following years . |
| 14 | It is to be hoped that repeated surveys such as the Social Attitudes Survey will be conducted for many years to come in order to allow these important distinctions to be made . |
| 15 | We do n't want to accrue er interest even if it 's being expenses by B-Sky-B if it 's not going to actually be paid for many years , but to the extent that it 's er likely to turn into cash in the relatively near future , then I think we would erm think it 's now time to start addressing that issue and the result would be that we should probably erm accrue some reasonable and not very substantial amount of back-interest er in the current financial year . |
| 16 | The MPLA-PT insisted that it could not formally recognize UNITA until the Constitution had been revised , and that elections could not be held for several years until a census and electoral rolls had been drawn up . |