Example sentences of "be [adj] for many [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mammalian gut has been stable for many millennia and acts to constrain the flexibility of E. coli 's genome . |
| 2 | Its importance as a sire had been obvious for many years as its progeny had proved their worth in the show ring and at stud . |
| 3 | He had been ill for many months and his five-year term would not have been renewed at the National People 's Congress which starts on Monday . |
| 4 | The finished roof will now be weatherproof for many years and require no maintenance . |
| 5 | The price could be prohibitive for many families and it is a pity there are not more references made to Appendix 1 , ‘ How the body works ’ as it is crucial that people understand their own anatomy and physiology in order to apply the positive principles of health care . |
| 6 | If it is stimulated every time we sit down then tremendous tensions will build up over the years ; these will give rise to neck and back problems , and will also be responsible for many headaches and migraines . |
| 7 | Data base systems have been available for many years and were developed to make efficient use of secondary storage devices in large computer installations . |
| 8 | Timetables are difficult for many pupils because the arrangement of the information has to be understood and the relevant figures extracted before calculations on time intervals , etc. can be made . |
| 9 | 9.18–26 ; Luke 8.40–56 ) he heals a woman who has been unclean for many years because of a flow of blood . |
| 10 | Then Jimmy said well you know she 's been dead for many years and er she says , oh that 's right . |
| 11 | The house and gallery date from 1640 , though the house was derelict for many years and restored in 1920 . |
| 12 | In this research , palynology was dominant for many years but subsequently enormous potential has been offered by research developed by F. Oldfield on mineral magnetic properties which are valuable because many magnetic properties are environmentally diagnostic , are preserved for long periods in many situations , and have parameters which are easy to measure . |