Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] many 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 | You could have had a gap of many years since you worked . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ I was captain of Darlington for many years so I know what it is like in his job . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |