Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [det] years [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a fact that the written essay — usually of 400 to 500 words long — has dominated the English language and literature curriculum for many years because it has been seen as the main vehicle for the transmission of knowledge in written examinations . |
| 2 | Remember that textbooks serve as reference books for many years after you have " mastered " the subject . |
| 3 | If you had a bloke like John tha that virtually ran the force for several years whether you liked him or whether you did n't he he he was efficient in running the force erm especially when Charlie was was into the erm in a big way and he spent very little time with Nottinghamshire John ran the force made the decisions and cracked on with it |
| 4 | We 're prepared to sustain losses for several years while we get it going . |
| 5 | ‘ I have been on the parish council at Saughall for more years than I care to remember — eighteen , ’ he said . |
| 6 | You could have had a gap of many years since you worked . |
| 7 | She had to wear a brace for many years before she was well enough to walk with two sticks , and I still carry in my mind the picture of her trying to walk around the room and on the landing , hobbling in her iron braces . |
| 8 | I can well believe that at home I was going through some such process for many years before I became anorexic , as well as during the course of the disease itself . |
| 9 | I had known Bruce for some years as he often ministered to friends , and on two or three occasions when he had laid his hands on my back , the heat emanating from them was like a blowtorch . |
| 10 | Erm Giles is a longstanding member of this union , colleagues , and er , many colleagues may not realize it , but was formerly the res the national research officer of the union for many years before he , he entered parliament and of course , from time to time , enters into the script of things and many colleagues will know that er one of the great biographers of the trade union movement is of course , Constructive Militant you know , a must for all G M B new stewards and new convenors and branch secretaries a must to be read . |
| 11 | The plaster cast lay in his studio for many years until it was selected by the then Taoiseach , Eamon de Valera , as a memorial to the 1916 Rising . |
| 12 | ‘ I was captain of Darlington for many years so I know what it is like in his job . |
| 13 | It is the only gadget I have ever bought which actually got pushed under the settee where it gathered dust for several years before I really came to terms with it . |
| 14 | In 1872 , the Glasgow Mission for the Deaf was properly reorganised , and Strathern was secretary for them then acted as treasurer for many years until he resigned due to differences with the then committee . |
| 15 | These carvings have been off display for many years as it was discovered that atmospheric pollution , even within the museum , was eating away at the stone . |
| 16 | The Richard the Third Society has the Duke of Gloucester as its patron , which is very pertinent because , as you know , Richard the Third held the title of Duke of Gloucester for many years before he became king . ’ |
| 17 | I had known the family for some years as I had been Mrs Singh 's English tutor on a local authority adult literacy programme . |
| 18 | The pirate radio station was anchored off Walton on the Naze for several years until it was prevented from broadcasting by the Government . |