Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [prep] many years " in BNC.
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| 1 | had had the opportunity for many years of looking at the question in its material phases , of appreciating its hygienic results … |
| 2 | All nine aircraft clattered away at full power down the ‘ deck ’ , with their nosewheels coming off the ground very quickly , in what was one of the most impressive set pieces seen by the writer in many years . |
| 3 | Barbara not only acted as secretary to a succession of senior managers including Harold Worland and Raymond Anderson , she also carried out the secretarial work for the Board for many years . |
| 4 | If Marryat made this choice , it was because he wrote from within the experience of many years serving in the navy from 1806 , not continuously but when employment was available : more than one of his novels was written in the cabin of a ship under his command . |
| 5 | Cusick himself remained the unsung creator of the Daleks for many years , picking up little recognition for his work . |
| 6 | It should be remembered , however , that Gaelic was proscribed by the authorities for many years . |
| 7 | Mrs Hillaby 's father , he was clerk of the course for many years , as was his father before him and his father before him . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | People have been talking about finding ‘ one voice ’ for the industry for many years . |
| 10 | Yet the frustration which this ‘ betrayal ’ caused among coal miners was to dominate the industry for many years to come . |
| 11 | One Aldersley , a worker in the industry for many years , was given the task of time-keeper for the dressing floors , ore weigher , and sampler . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend has been a close supporter of the industry for many years and has taken a close interest in its activities . |
| 13 | Litter is left on the slope , much of which is plastic which will never breakdown , but will blow around the mountainside for many years . |
| 14 | I have n't seen the like in many years . |
| 15 | He had been a friend and ally of the president for many years and had served as chief of staff when Reagan was governor of California . |
| 16 | The worlds of industry and commerce , accountancy and finance , advertising and government have been major recruiters of graduates from the department for many years . |
| 17 | For those judgements , the reader must consult either the entries in the exhibition catalogue written by Sarah Whitfield and discussing nearly 170 works of art showing at the Hayward Gallery and the participating museums in the United States , or David Sylvester 's monograph , the result of many years of rumination on his subject . |
| 18 | It was not a glib doctrinal position simple culled from the inherited opinions of her own Christian forbears , but the result of many years study and patient listening to all that the African students and officers could teach . |
| 19 | In this case the defendant for many years had been in possession of some artificial ornamental lakes formed by damming up a natural stream . |
| 20 | Plastic windows are the most recent arrival on the replacement window scene , although they have been widely used on the Continent for many years . |
| 21 | Given the previous level of set-net effort , however , the population was probably originally much larger , and had been on the decrease for many years , at least since the rapid expansion of set-net use in the mid 1970s . |
| 22 | The recorded catch has been within the quota for many years . |
| 23 | In addition to that , the anomalies , which have been repeatedly pointed out to the Revenue for many years , should be corrected . |
| 24 | Mildred Blandy , mother of the present owner , lovingly supervised the gardens for many years and introduced many plants , many of them ( such as Proteas ) from South Africa . |
| 25 | But I 've been in the wood for many years and there is a lot more to read than what I keep in the shaman 's lodge . |
| 26 | We employ friendly , professional staff who can offer the benefit of many years ' experience in the housing market . |
| 27 | Being resident , Bill was a familiar sight in the bar for many years , occupying a settle which now sits forlornly outside the Ladies ' locker room entrance . |
| 28 | What Making Belfast Work has been able to do is draw on the ability of what Mrs. Thatcher would call West Belfast 's ‘ active citizens ’ to develop many of the self-help projects that have characterised the enterprising nature of the community for many years . |
| 29 | John Yeudall , who 's been involved in the Community for many years as worker , chairman and elected member said " My feelings about it being stripped is how very little building there is for just so much emotion and feeling in it . |
| 30 | A PENSIONER who has worked for the community for many years has had his efforts officially recognised . |