Example sentences of "[noun] has been [adj] for many " in BNC.

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1 ICI has been responsible for many major developments in acrylics since the 1930s .
2 The warehouse has been empty for many years , but holding repairs have meant at least that water penetration to the fabric is reduced .
3 Abroad , the idea of Freeports has been current for many years .
4 There are , however , two longstanding situations on Southern Sandstone where payment of an admission fee has been customary for many years .
5 To idealize Cuddesdon has been easy for many .
6 Rings of this style are known as ‘ betrothal ’ rings and the design of the clasped hands has been popular for many centuries .
7 Thus a verdict at an inquest of natural causes aggravated by lack of care has been available for many years .
8 Rockfall has been responsible for many of the accidents in the range this year , despite the predictable statement from the Chamonix Guides that most were due to incompetence — an inevitable trait of those not climbing with a guide !
9 The mammalian gut has been stable for many millennia and acts to constrain the flexibility of E. coli 's genome .
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