Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] for many years " in BNC.
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1 | Over half live for many years in one hostel . |
2 | For adult offenders these had for many years been confined to absolute or conditional discharges , fines and probation orders . |
3 | The latter has for many years been the preference of the majority of established practitioners : according to a recent Law Society survey , almost 75 per cent of solicitors in practice are equity partners in a firm . |
4 | I enjoy my work at the playgroup and hope I will be able to continue for many years to come ’ |
5 | Speech recognition , on the other hand , as featured in science fiction and typified by the HAL computer in 2001 — A Space Odyssey is unlikely to appear for many years yet , if ever . |
6 | She also read the message in italics printed beneath the cartoon , to the effect that the cartoonist responsible had for many years been officially connected with a provincial newspaper and was now , in the sunset of his life , himself the recipient of twice-weekly Meals on Wheels . |