Example sentences of "but [prep] many years " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for many years after 1979 this approach seemed to embody many of the qualities which a depressed , declining nation yearned for and acclaimed . |
| 2 | It is in the heart of Manchester , but for many years industry and commerce have been moving away from the city centre , increasing the risk that only a lifeless core will be left . |
| 3 | Nowadays we can judge the sound from the advantage of good quality roundwound strings , but for many years flat/tapewound strings with their poor magnetic response and rapid note decay were the only option . |
| 4 | Birds respond to a wide range of sounds but for many years it was assumed that their low-frequency hearing was poorer than ours . |
| 5 | But for many years Soviet statements have considered the DRA 's ‘ peaceful initiatives ’ on settling the situation around Afghanistan ( such as the regime 's political programme of 14 May 1980 ) ‘ in the context of normalising the situation in the region as a whole ’ . |
| 6 | What has proved to be a thorny problem , not just during the past four years but for many years before , is the basis for financing all the services provided by local authorities and the level of services that should be provided . |
| 7 | For some time , Mrs Edwards worked in the Denbigh office of solicitors Kerfoot Owen and Company but for many years had to care for her elderly mother with whom she lived . |
| 8 | Tinka 's home is now in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , but for many years she lived in Johannesburg , where she established the Medau Society of South Africa . |