Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] exist for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , running through them , the still more ancient river Indus had existed for millions of years before their rise . |
| 2 | By case law the definition applies when this pattern has existed for three years or more . |
| 3 | Well I mean relations have existed for thousands of years . |
| 4 | Man 's desire to fly like the birds had existed for hundreds of years but with the advent of the internal combustion engine , the chances of achieving some sort of flight appeared to be improved . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman says that the problem has existed for 14 years . |
| 6 | ‘ The plans have existed for three years and no-one has asked the supporters for their opinion , ’ says a spokesman . |
| 7 | The ESRC Data Archive has existed for 26 years . |
| 8 | The uncontrolled liberation of fusion energy has existed for 40 years , ever since the detonation of the first thermonuclear or ‘ hydrogen ’ bomb . |