Example sentences of "[prep] many years he was " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many years he was an active member of the Scottish Religious Advisory Committee at the BBC and was a broadcaster on radio and television in Scotland . |
| 2 | For many years he was a Methodist Local Preacher , and always walked to his appointments anywhere in the Circuit , so that he did not cause anyone else to work on a Sunday . |
| 3 | For many years he was a successful businessman . |
| 4 | For many years he was a Wesleyan Methodist , but then he turned towards the Church of England . |
| 5 | For many years he was a member of the town council of Lincoln and in 1858–9 was chief magistrate . |
| 6 | For many years he was a member of the president 's committee , and was an examiner for the triple qualification and the fellowship . |
| 7 | Lord Stanley Clinton-Davis is a former European Commissioner and for many years he was in the House . |
| 8 | One of the first to join the society was Vincent d'Indy , who became its secretary in 1876 ; indeed , for many years he was effectively its head . |