Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb pp] for many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let himself think , as he had not done for many years , of Célestine , of their year together in London , and as he had known it would , the memory made him deeply unhappy . |
| 2 | He put his arm around her shoulders , as he had not done for many years . |
| 3 | As promised , his regime had delivered a degree of governmental stability that France had not enjoyed for many years . |
| 4 | In November 1989 the 300 remaining squatters in Amsterdam were evicted , amid serious disturbances , from the buildings which they had illegally occupied for many years . |
| 5 | Suddenly there was work for everybody and the deaf community took full advantage of this change of climate , as reported in the 1944 annual report : The effect of the war on industry has given the deaf and dumb opportunities such as they had never enjoyed for many years and it is with great pleasure that the committee places on record the excellent work the deaf Have done . |