Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for many [noun] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | An almost universal feature of determination is that it involves subtle chemical changes , almost certainly turning on or off genes , and the overt result may not be seen for many hours . |
| 6 | The mill buildings themselves tower over Tewkesbury and can be seen for many miles around . |
| 7 | Their effects may not be noticed for many years . |
| 8 | Skipping ropes are popular and can be used for many activities as well as skipping , jumping over and crawling under . |
| 9 | Social research is happily so varied in its subjects of study that a wide variety of techniques may be used for many research projects . |
| 10 | The potential is very high , since horticultural information could be used for many purposes , such as ecological and climatological monitoring , as well as mainstream horticulture . |
| 11 | I am not convinced , despite contentions by some , that even with increased resourcing this positive provision could be recreated for many children in their home and community settings . |
| 12 | There would be feasting for many nights . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | Prison sentences would be increased for many offences , particulary those involving the use of guns . |
| 15 | So exhaustive has been his research , and its presentation in the catalogue , that it is difficult to imagine any circumstances in which this great work of reference can be surpassed for many generations of scholars . |
| 16 | This means that conventional spoken broadcast traffic messages will have to be continued for many years . |
| 17 | Wilson 's conclusion — in favour of universal programmes — is one that needs to be reasserted for many areas of policy in Britain . |
| 18 | OMT specimens can be kept for many weeks at room temperature without losing antibody reactivity . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |