Example sentences of "and for [det] year [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conductor was Mr. L. Lambert , who had started conducting with Croydon Corporation in 1919 and for many years had been their union representative . |
| 2 | He was a scholar and for many years studied to learn the ways of dragons ; he was proud but not stupid , and he learned all that the books could teach him , and then he set off on a long journey and captured two baby dragons and brought them home as pets . |
| 3 | Elected FRS in 1846 , he led an active public life into his eighth decade , and for many years served as chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company . |
| 4 | The wall was built by the water authorities to secure the catchment area of the splendid Silent Valley and Ben Crom reservoirs , and for many years marked the route of the annual Mourne Wall Walk , which followed the wall for much of its 22 mile circuit and was the only occasion when walkers could be seen on the hills en masse . |
| 5 | He exhibits protecting and guarding qualities and for many years has been used as a Schutzhund sport dog . |
| 6 | Experimental studies on animals tended to lag behind the neurologists ' at this time and for many years to come . |
| 7 | There are also independent traditions in the Cyclades and East Greece ; but the central line of vase-painting is now and for many years to come in Athens . |
| 8 | For interest shejoined the Southwark ordination course to study Theology and for some years has written a regular Bible commentary for her Parish Magazine . |
| 9 | Intended for the priesthood , Diderot lost his faith and for some years scraped a living as a tutor , hack journalist and translator . |
| 10 | Clearly , for the moment and for some years to come , the prospects are slight . |
| 11 | In 1909 Trevor moved to Hampstead and for several years worked as a professional photographer . |