Example sentences of "been use [prep] many years " in BNC.

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1 The publication of correspondence between famous people has been used for many years for the purposes of scholastic enquiry .
2 The ERNIE machine is a modern computerized form of sampling by ‘ random numbers ’ which has been used for many years in research .
3 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 .
4 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 ) .
5 It had been used for many years as a staff hostel for an Oxford Street department store .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 They have been used for many years as propellants in aerosols , in the production of some foam packaging and as coolants in refrigerators .
9 It has been used for many years in traveller 's diarrhoea , as a colostomy deodoriser , and as an antispirochetal agent in syphilis .
10 These are in addition to applications in the detergents field , in which it has been used for many years .
11 Our system of construction has been used for many years all over this country , by the sponsoring authorities and others , and erm we do n't have the earthquake requirements , but we do need many high value schools both quickly and on time , and we 've completed something like 2,000 projects similar to this over many years .
12 Social perceptions of what is or is not obscene or indecent may change but the legislation may remain to trap the unwary in a much more liberal climate ; and just because the legislation has not been used in many years that does not mean it will not be applied again .
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