Example sentences of "many years [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The US Army may have dumped radioactive waste from nuclear bomb programmes in Love Canal , many years before it became the site for disposal of toxic chemicals by a commercial concern . |
| 2 | It is not so many years since it broke away . ’ |
| 3 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |
| 4 | It is a fact that the written essay — usually of 400 to 500 words long — has dominated the English language and literature curriculum for many years because it has been seen as the main vehicle for the transmission of knowledge in written examinations . |
| 5 | There have been smiths for very many years and it seems likely that workings excavated at Killellan by Colin Burgess in 1974 were those of a bronze age smith . |
| 6 | It all sounds a bit complicated and slightly confusing , but the system has evolved over many years and it works . |
| 7 | The Club proved very popular for many years as it appealed to the many actors , artists and musicians who found the atmosphere of Bedford Park most congenial . |