Example sentences of "[noun sg] be for [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | The initial investment is for ten years . |
| 2 | Llanthony Warehouse was for many years a showroom and store for Western Trading Co . |
| 3 | The term was for 26 years paying a one-twelfth to the Lord , save for the first six months when no claim would be made . |
| 4 | Initially , registration is for 7 years and may be renewed , ad infinitum , for further 14 year periods . |
| 5 | The limitation period is for six years from the date on which the dwelling was completed . |
| 6 | Madeira wine was for many years the favourite wine of the Russian Court , and one of the Krohn family had been food-taster to the Tsar . |
| 7 | His initial appointment is for 5 years . |
| 8 | The tenant will not wish to restrict himself to too narrow a use , for while this might be satisfactory in the short term , if the lease is for 25 years much can happen to the tenant 's business , eg expansion or contraction resulting in the necessity for the tenant to assign or sublet the premises , in which case the assignee or subtenant may wish to carry on a different use . |
| 9 | If the lease is for 21 years or less , the supply is of services and the tax point rules are broadly the same ( Reg 23 ) . |
| 10 | Mr Major told the Commons yesterday the EC economies ‘ are not remotely ready for one currency and I believe they will not be ready if they every will be for many years . ’ |
| 11 | Texas Instruments Inc has won what it wants from Hyundai Electronics Industries Co Ltd , and the South Korean company will pay royalties to use Texas Instruments semiconductor and personal computer system patents under a cross-licensing agreement between the two companies : Texas said the portion of the agreement covering the semiconductor patent is for 10 years , and the personal computer part is for five . |
| 12 | The initial contract is for two years , married or bachelor status , renewable annually by mutual agreement . |
| 13 | The contract is for three years , with the annual salary thought to be £130,000 . |
| 14 | The contract is for three years , with the annual salary thought to be £130,000 . |
| 15 | The course is for four years ' duration . |
| 16 | Salary will be on the RA1B scale ( £ –£ per annum ) with USS and the position is for two years in the first instance . |
| 17 | The position is for two years . |
| 18 | Work in this field was for many years hampered by a lack of techniques sufficiently sensitive to detect changes in the solutions under study and by a rigid and over-simplified view of the nature of solutions . |
| 19 | The abolition of the tied cottage was for many years the notorious ‘ hardy annual ’ of TUC and Labour Party conferences but reform of the system was pushed persistently aside . |
| 20 | The contract for supply is for five years , after which it may be renewed at the option of Manicmotors . |
| 21 | The Agreement was for five years and matters of detail were to be settled between the respective managers . |