Example sentences of "can [vb infin] for [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can persist for many years . |
| 2 | We found that chronic constipation in young children can persist for many years . |
| 3 | They can remain for many years in cold and hostile environments while retaining their toxicity , and they have a tendency to remain in living organisms . |
| 4 | A SIGN outside a nursing home in the centre of Barnard Castle can stay for five years , an appeal inspector has ruled . |
| 5 | Public health officials did all in their power to stop the 1964 pie going ahead ; there was a typhoid epidemic in Aberdeen in the 1960 's and it was found that the last serious epidemic before that had been in Denby Dale in the 1930's , and the infection can linger for many years . |
| 6 | It can live for 10 years , and grow to a substantial 20 kilograms . |
| 7 | These organisms can live for many years inside the body causing intense itching and other symptoms , including eventual blindness . |
| 8 | Life Span : Given good conditions can live for 10–20 years . |
| 9 | Finally , the mortality rate is such that although toads can live for 40 years or more in captivity , only about 1 per cent of the population live to be eight years or more in the wild . |
| 10 | The bluefin — a giant predatory fish that can live for 30 years and weigh up to 1,000 pounds — has declined in number by 90 per cent . |
| 11 | But they do n't eat much and can live for 15 years . |
| 12 | The shrimps can live for several years and the average mortality rate in adults within a population is a good predictor of the proportion of individuals within a population which will change sex . |
| 13 | Mussels can live for several years , but are very sensitive to ammonia and nitrite . |
| 14 | Recent research has shown that the scrapie agent can live for several years when buried in soil . |