Example sentences of "[prep] many years the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of many years the accumulation of mal had made the soil in the paddy fields so dark and rich that it was used as a black dye , together with the red and green dyes from wild plants and flowers , for printing skirts . |
| 2 | The club was a meeting place for musicians of his era , and Archer Street was for many years the centre of the British dance music business . |
| 3 | He is clearly rather tired of preaching the design gospel when it has been evident to him for many years the fundamental role it plays in good business practice . |
| 4 | For many years the choice of British cheeses was limited to the Great British Eight : Caerphilly , Cheshire , Double Gloucester , Lancashire , Red Leicester , Sage Derby , Stilton and Wensleydale . |
| 5 | Taramasalata p112 Tartare Sauce p48 Tea p36/ The most popular drink in the world , made from the dried leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis Tea , varieties of pp36–7 Teewurst pp13–14/ A smooth German sausage for spreading Teriyaki p54/ A Japanese marinade based on soya sauce The Great British Eight pp86–8/ The traditional selection of British cheeses that have been produced for many years The Soil Association p85/ The standards body controlling the marketing of officially recognised organically produced foods Tisanes p37/ Herbal drinks made from the leaves or fruits of plants such as mint , hibiscus etc . |
| 6 | An older age group of superior tradesmen here and there — the public bar fraternity shunned the place , for this had been for many years the snob pub of Belgravia . |
| 7 | For many years the decision in Prince ( 1875 ) , in effect that the man is strictly liable when the girl is under 16 , has been paraded by academic lawyers as the acme of injustice . |
| 8 | And there had also been for many years the musical evenings at your parents ' home . |
| 9 | Many ministers , the most famous of whom were J. Guinness Rogers and A. M. Fairbairn , wrote in the leading monthlies , at least the Liberal ones , and for many years the Congregational minister of Union Chapel , Islington , Henry Allon , edited the much respected British Quarterly Review . |
| 10 | ( For many years the Wesleyan Methodist Year Book included a section on the ‘ Statistics of Popery ’ , something not found in the annual publications of the other main denominations . ) |
| 11 | For many years the magazine 's best feature was ‘ Dear Bill ’ , the fictitious letters of Mr Denis Thatcher to a golfing friend ( Lord Deedes of The Daily Telegraph ) . |
| 12 | For many years the East had no such problems . |
| 13 | For many years the arguments for access to information have emphasised on the one hand the private values of privacy and autonomy and on the other hand the public values of democratic involvement in decision making . |
| 14 | For many years the mill also housed a thriving baking business . |
| 15 | For many years the Trust 's wardens and countryside staff have been concerned to provide access for everyone wanting to explore the Trust 's countryside and coast . |
| 16 | FOR many years the House of Commons regarded itself as a closed society whose proceedings were private except to the extent that the House itself decided to report them . |
| 17 | There were several stations in Colombo and for many years the principal mode of transport within the city was the train . |
| 18 | For many years the Government offered an annual award of 10000 Belgian francs for research into sexually transmitted diseases , but even this has been discontinued , perhaps because the award always went to a foreigner . |
| 19 | For many years the British Library has not acquired copies of books which are simply reprints of what they already have : that is , later editions identical in text and pagination with first editions of books popular enough to be reprinted . |
| 20 | For many years the Yugoslav system of allocation was to allow exporters to retain a certain proportion of their foreign exchange earnings and to surrender the remainder to the National Bank . |
| 21 | The story may be embroidered but Ince Castle , for many years the home of the Killigrew family , stood ( until a disastrous fire in 1988 ) isolated on its peninsular , its oblong castellated building with its four identical towers , one on each corner , perhaps bearing silent witness to a story that is stranger than fiction . |
| 22 | For many years the Conservative Party had been committed to abandoning domestic rates , a commitment the 1987 Conservative government decided to uphold . |
| 23 | For many years the College did not provide pensions for members of staff , let alone dependents . |
| 24 | For some who have been caring for a dependent relative for many years the problems involved are only too familiar . |
| 25 | For many years the station scientists did little research on these introduced species , probably because no one could foresee the possibility of eradicating them . |
| 26 | For many years the town continued to develop , mainly due to an abundance of water power from the rivers , and many of the settlers were from his native town of Irvine , Ayrshire . |
| 27 | For many years the beautiful Yellow Sword has been by far the most desirable livebearer in the European hobby . |
| 28 | For many years the sound of the Precision , whether by accident or design , simulated that of a double bass , with a distinct bias towards the low frequencies emitted by the lower E and A strings , but a comparatively weak response from the other two . |
| 29 | Madeira wine was for many years the favourite wine of the Russian Court , and one of the Krohn family had been food-taster to the Tsar . |
| 30 | Returning to the All Blacks ' 11-match tour to Australia , the NZRFU has bowed to Australian pressure and loosened the grip on the Bledisloe Cup , for many years the symbol of Trans-Tasman supremacy , but which has only regained popularity in the last decade or so when Australia have been able to break the All Blacks ' hold on the Cup . |