Example sentences of "been [vb pp] [prep] many years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up-to-date valuations of such properties had not been undertaken for many years previously , partly because of business people 's complaints that any revaluations of commercial properties could inevitably lead to an increase in their total tax bill . |
| 2 | These major companies are very stable , with an organisational structure which has been developed over many years and , like the Japanese Zaibatsu , they have a large-core business which is able to withstand changes in the market place . |
| 3 | It may be related to the size , complexity and nature of the company 's operation and therefore to the organisational structure which has been developed over many years . |
| 4 | While case management has empirical referents which have been developed over many years ( largely in the USA ) care management has , until recently , had none . |
| 5 | This method has been taught for many years and I do not think that pilots who have learned to do it this way need bother to change . |
| 6 | On being asked about the condition of the front door and windows , he admitted they had n't been painted for many years and that the door had more or less reached the end of its life , and showed it . |
| 7 | Canteiro is a wine which has been matured over many years without going into an estufa , and it is of a good age . |
| 8 | But the conditions in Greek state psychiatric hospitals have been exposed for many years . |
| 9 | It has been earned over many years through dedicated teamwork and attention to detail . |
| 10 | The gall bladder epithelium has been considered for many years to be an excellent model for the study of the physiological properties of epithelial cells and in particular ion transport . |
| 11 | Is the Minister aware that the proposals for the expansion and development of the Dalzell works have been pursued for many years more consistently and vigorously by the Labour party than by any other party ? |
| 12 | Under the terms of the Compromise , Member States were supposedly given the right to veto decisions affecting their vital national interests ; under the terms of this Maastricht Declaration they effectively renounce that right , thus giving to foreign policy at the outset the same status as that acquired by other areas of policy where the Compromise has gradually been eroded over many years . |
| 13 | Some companies , such as Amway , manufacturers of the world 's first biodegradable household cleaning product , LOC ( Liquid Organic Cleaner ) , have been committed for many years to environmentally sound principles in the formulation , manufacture , packaging and distribution of their products . |
| 14 | they 've been done for many years |
| 15 | ‘ To disturb them after all the work that has been done over many years would be a disaster . ’ |
| 16 | Here the queen was , according to local records , accommodated in a turreted tower house known since as Mary Queen of Scots House , though a few researchers have concluded that it could not have been built until many years after her stay in the burgh . |
| 17 | She had brought glasses and dishes from home , she said ; they had been boxed for many years too long . |
| 18 | He , too , married a girl of his own milieu ; they 've been separated for many years . |
| 19 | That Soviet ships dumped nuclear waste in the area has been suspected for many years . |
| 20 | This approach , a very recent development for credit in this country ( though of course it has been accepted for many years as the basis of car insurance ratings ) , started in America . |
| 21 | ‘ Hemp has been grown for many years on the Continent and this decision will allow UK farmers to gain a share of the market currently occupied by our EC partners . ’ |
| 22 | Taramasalata p112 Tartare Sauce p48 Tea p36/ The most popular drink in the world , made from the dried leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis Tea , varieties of pp36–7 Teewurst pp13–14/ A smooth German sausage for spreading Teriyaki p54/ A Japanese marinade based on soya sauce The Great British Eight pp86–8/ The traditional selection of British cheeses that have been produced for many years The Soil Association p85/ The standards body controlling the marketing of officially recognised organically produced foods Tisanes p37/ Herbal drinks made from the leaves or fruits of plants such as mint , hibiscus etc . |
| 23 | The publication of correspondence between famous people has been used for many years for the purposes of scholastic enquiry . |
| 24 | The ERNIE machine is a modern computerized form of sampling by ‘ random numbers ’ which has been used for many years in research . |
| 25 | G. affinis is a small ( 4.6 cm long ) , surface-feeding minnow which originated in the United States and has been used for many years in many parts of the world to control mosquito larvae . |
| 26 | It is possible to break out of the straight-jacket by applying an idea that had been used for many years in thinking about the psychology of classification and aesthetics ( McLlelland & Clark , 1933 ; Berlyne , 1960 ) . |
| 27 | It had been used for many years as a staff hostel for an Oxford Street department store . |
| 28 | The experience curve itself was developed from the concept of the learning curve , which had been used for many years in industries where it was observed that labour time fell as the workforce accumulated experience in producing more of a particular type of unit . |
| 29 | Let us begin by trying to understand the rationale for the system ; after all , it has been used for many years and must presumably have had some point to it . |
| 30 | They have been used for many years as propellants in aerosols , in the production of some foam packaging and as coolants in refrigerators . |