Example sentences of "for over 20 " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liquidations have reached their highest level for over 20 years , according to a survey by Peat Marwick McLintock , a firm of accountants . |
| 2 | Sheila , who had been ringing for over 20 years , told me that her father and grandfather had both been ringers . |
| 3 | Charles , meanwhile , had commenced his first campaign to subdue the Saxons , a task which was not concluded for over 20 years . |
| 4 | Although these basic management perspectives have been established for over 20 years , modern technology often ignores them . |
| 5 | I have used my 1957 SWB Series One for everyday use for over 20 years . |
| 6 | In the English translation from the French of her book entitled The Secret of Life and Youth Danièl Ryman — ex-pupil of Mme Maury who has continued her work for over 20 years — writes , ‘ Marguerite Maury possessed some of the eccentricities of genius … she was a veritable whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm , working ceaselessly until , quite literally , she died of sheer overwork , of a stroke during the night of 25 September , 1968 ’ . |
| 7 | This system of healing was discovered by Edward Bach , a doctor who had practised for over 20 years in London as a consultant , bacteriologist and homoeopath . |
| 8 | Hon W.L. MacKenzie King , Prime Minister of Canada , admitted shyly to Edna Jacques that he had been an ardent fan for over 20 years , and Mrs Nellie McClung , the Canadian novelist , said to her ‘ You have the gift , Edna dear , to ring bells in the hearts of the people ’ . |
| 9 | Elsewhere members of the public had experienced odours from one source for over 20 years ; needless to say even the most persistent critic became tired of complaining over the years . |
| 10 | In parts of southern Africa individual units have been in use for over 20 years . |
| 11 | If this were paid for over 20 years at 10 per cent interest , the annual cost would be £1200 . |
| 12 | He had been promoting and popularising science for over 20 years . |
| 13 | Sir Daniel Macnee , Scotland 's leading portrait painter of his day and President of the Royal Scottish Academy , painted boxes at Cumnock as a young man , and William Leighton Leitch who worked first in Cumnock and then for the Smith brothers , later found fame in London as a water-colourist and for over 20 years visited Buckingham Palace and other royal residences where he taught painting to Queen Victoria and her family . |
| 14 | One was Alexander Peden , the fugitive minister who had defied the law for over 20 years , and the other was John Browne . |
| 15 | I have served for over 20 years now in the RAF specialising in the field of aircraft maintenance . |
| 16 | The promotion prospects of the geologists were almost non-existent , some of them having been Temporary Acting Geologists for over 20 years with no pension rights . |
| 17 | The friends that I 've had for over 20 years are ones I can rely on and who do n't ‘ take ’ all the time . |
| 18 | But Marje , we discovered last week , lived a double life for over 20 years , privately despising her husband while publicly referring to him as ‘ Proopsie ’ . |
| 19 | The troubles are going on for over 20 years and the NI Office is doing very little about it , so it could go on for another 20 years . |
| 20 | Northern Ireland has been warring for over 20 years . |
| 21 | For over 20 years mums have been able to rely on Calpol to relive their children 's aches and pains , fevers and teething troubles . |
| 22 | And for over 20 years those children have swallowed their Calpol without complaint . |
| 23 | Over 19,000 people have worked for Delta for more than 10 years and over 11,300 people have been with us for over 20 years . |
| 24 | It had to carry enough fuel for over 20 hours airborne . |
| 25 | ‘ Although any draw against German opposition represents a big challenge , because I 've got the greatest respect and admiration for what they 've done at club and international level for over 20 years . |
| 26 | David Morgan has retired as chairman and is succeeded by Keith Montague who was previously chairman of the supporters society ( The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society Limited ) , and who has been associated with the North Norfolk Railway for over 20 years . |
| 27 | The programme will recreate the traditional Carol Service train , which the Railway has run for over 20 years as worshippers travel by steam train from Keighley to Oxenhope , singing carols at each of the Railway 's six award-winning stations . |
| 28 | Piers Ottey , Catherine Somerville and Christopher Baker are all graduates and have each been painting for over 20 years . |
| 29 | Margery Fisher , publisher of Growing Point for over 20 years , died on Christmas Eve . |
| 30 | In both the UK and the US over 40 per cent of workers are expected to stay with their first employer for over 20 years ( Collier and Knight 1985 p.21 ) . |