Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [verb] for many years " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it has a Solex carb then this is probably worn out as they have not been fitted for many years . |
| 2 | Up-to-date valuations of such properties had not been undertaken for many years previously , partly because of business people 's complaints that any revaluations of commercial properties could inevitably lead to an increase in their total tax bill . |
| 3 | And because Barlaston had ceased to function as a house in the 1930s , and had not been modernized for many years before that , it was in a remarkably unaltered state and thus an important archaeological document . |
| 4 | However , the system has now been operating for many years and much good work in the safety field has resulted . |
| 5 | On being asked about the condition of the front door and windows , he admitted they had n't been painted for many years and that the door had more or less reached the end of its life , and showed it . |