Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] many year " in BNC.
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1 | It remains to be seen how a rhino , which takes many years to evolve and which has evolved with a horn , will learn to survive without one . |
2 | In the two I 've just mentioned you will find a character who lives many years without the benefit of some vital knowledge , something they really needed to know . |
3 | Robert Mason , who has many years experience in catering , has an excellent idea of how to welcome his guests : a small decanter of sherry , fresh fruit and chocolate , await you in your room . |
4 | The director of Knossos 2000 , Dr Ken Wardle , who has many years experience of digging in Greece and who has just completed the excavation of the prehistoric settlement of Assiros Toumba in Macedonia , commenting on the importance of the project , told The Art Newspaper , ‘ Apart from the potential of the site itself , the project will provide an opportunity to focus research on the history and archaeology of Roman provincial cities in Greece , which have largely been neglected in favour of those of the Classical and Hellenistic periods ’ . |
5 | The new streamlined ‘ Action Team ’ at L.D.P. in Leamington Spa , headed by Tony Fallon , Sales Manager with ( from right ) , Anna Harris , Sales Office Supervisor who has many years of experience with L.D.P. ; Natalie Anstey with the all round versatility of youth ; Cynthia Clark and Jan McGrath having strong accountancy/customer liaison skills and Cora Lake with a sales/marketing background . |
6 | He has many years experience in carpet retail selling . |
7 | Although it takes many years for a child to master the process of reading , once acquired , the skills are comprehensive and flexible enough to cope with a diversity of written material in a variety of fonts and formats ( including previously unknown ones such as unfamiliar handwriting ) . |
8 | It takes many years for a human child to master the process of reading , even though they already possess established linguistic and cognitive subsystems . |
9 | It takes many years to perfect and rein-force the practices we saw in these pioneering plants . |
10 | ‘ It 's many years since the gods sent me one to tend . ’ |
11 | It 's many years since the last train ran from here to Gloucester . |