Example sentences of "[prep] years she " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then for a couple of years she helped set up a women 's bookshop and café run on high but unmanageable collective principles . |
| 2 | For a couple of years she and I had knocked around the Mediterranean , then I had sailed her across the Atlantic . |
| 3 | One must n't give in to pessimism , and it 's pointless to look too far ahead , but in a couple of years she wo n't even be legal . |
| 4 | But mostly it was directed towards herself , and whatever it was in her that seemed to respond to some call given out by the least suitable of men ; despite what she 'd been through in the past couple of years she appeared to have learned precisely nothing . |
| 5 | She was sandy-haired and rather fat and usually wore blue or grey tweeds , though with the passage of years she had become comfortably indifferent to dress . |
| 6 | An elderly lady , a writer of crime-stories , was featured ; for years she has taken regular night walks , striding out for miles through the city of London , observant of everything around her . |
| 7 | For years she could only look on and sympathise with Lady Spencer as the ‘ spiteful stepmother ’ stories about her grew unchecked . |
| 8 | For years she has been complaining ‘ I never see anything of you , darling ’ and ‘ Why ca n't you spend a little more time with the family ? ’ — so naturally he expects her to be delighted to have him at home . |
| 9 | For years she had holidayed in Italy and her command of the language was good enough for all but the most difficult of situations . |
| 10 | For years she had waited , teasing him with abuse and flattery along with the frequent loan of valuable conveniences , such as her horsebox . |
| 11 | For years she had cherished Almsmead in her imagination . |
| 12 | For years she 'd built up a protective shell around herself , a barrier against which the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune had bounced and fallen harmlessly to the ground . |
| 13 | Such dreams would not have fitted with her image and for years she had squashed them firmly , but they were still there and the name Andalucía had brought them racing back . |
| 14 | For years she 'd been so meek , so biddable to this man , and all for what ? |
| 15 | For years she had turned a calm , expressionless face on the world — quiet , distant , not even blatantly cold , because that would have been a challenge to some men . |
| 16 | Moreover the meaning is not at all the same as with to + infinitive , as can be seen from the sample sentences below : ( 39 ) For years she had been driving illegally with a licence obtained in Italy where her brother had sent the examiner a case of wine — not necessary , but she had felt bolstered . |
| 17 | They ordered , sipped drinks , and Therese was conscious that it was the first time for years she had eaten a meal alone with a man . |
| 18 | For years she 'd sympathised hugely with those performers who 'd become stricken with nerves just before going on stage — she even knew one world-famous name who regularly had to rush back to the dressing-room from the wings to be ill . |
| 19 | For years she 'd gone blithely on in her own way , enjoying the applause , proud that she could send audiences home happy , laughing and satisfied at the end of one of her shows . |
| 20 | But she 'd taken an instant liking to you and for years she 'd been agitating for me to settle down . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll er for years she 's just come back and she 's I said I want . |
| 22 | For the first time in years she had someone she could rely on . |
| 23 | In years she was senior to everyone including the infrequently seen Charlie ; as mother hen to the dancing girls she 'd taken Lucy in and allowed her to feel at home in a matter of hours . |