Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for many centuries " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes this research was located in areas where the effects of human activity had been sustained for many centuries . |
| 2 | Salt has been used for many centuries as a preservative , whereby it is left on food to withdraw the moisture present by the process of osmosis . |
| 3 | Our eyes have been closed for many centuries , yet the sages and physicians of the East have never lost sight of the reality of the WHOLE . |
| 4 | But for this House to depart from a rule relating to land law which has been established for many centuries might upset long established titles . |
| 5 | The southern Mediterranean region is its home , and it was used for many centuries by the Arabs . |