Example sentences of "[vb past] for many [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lived for many years in the north of England . |
| 2 | Never married , Lottie Dod lived for many years in London before moving to Milford-on-Sea . |
| 3 | Mr Wheeler , an engineer who worked for many years in the oil business , is a pleasant , slightly worried-looking man who can not bear the fact that no one seems to realise just what lengths he goes to in order to keep the plant squeaky clean and emission-free . |
| 4 | She too , has many accomplishments , worked for many years in the Rating and Valuation Office , now the District Valuer 's Office . |
| 5 | He sat for many hours in front of a mirror , moving his joints , detecting stiffness in a knee , juggling with cakes of soap to see if he could still do it . |