Example sentences of "[noun prp] for years " in BNC.
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1 | Nor do they always distinguish Turks who have been in Germany for years from recent ‘ economic migrants ’ . |
2 | ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’ |
3 | ‘ I used the Alembic for years , until I tried a Status and really liked that , so I 've stuck with them . |
4 | She coldly snubbed the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for years , and it was revealed recently that she failed to visit two cousins who had been committed to mental institutions . |
5 | It was so scarring that it dominated perceptions in Moscow for years to come . |
6 | She had been working for , and fighting with , Patrick Kelly for years . |
7 | Since bananas have not been seen in Romania for years and many children have never eaten one before , they sell quickly . |
8 | You went every , every Saturday night you and Harvey for years , several years during the war |
9 | Now Cronenberg has finally realised his long-cherished project of making a movie out of The Naked Lunch ( London cinemas from 24 April ) — but he has already been filming William Burroughs for years . |
10 | If you 've known Charles and Lucy for years , then you 'll know pretty well all there is to know about my background … ’ |
11 | But he is a major golf sponsor , and he 's known Jefferson for years . |
12 | What 's more , I knew people like a one-armed inside half — he 'd lost an arm in the First World War — who played with murderous brilliance for Caernarvon for years when I was a boy . |
13 | He had n't seen Karen for years . |
14 | ‘ Been exporting it to England for years , my firm . ’ |
15 | Schemes like this have been operating at Blackbird Leys for years … this , the locals say , is an example of the real face of the estate . |
16 | ‘ Audrey 's an absolute cow to her but , in fairness , Audrey has tolerated Ivy for years , whereas Ivy has never been slow to criticise her . |
17 | She had known Nancy for years , of course . |
18 | She had n't been to Scotland for years . |
19 | The North Country Continental , latterly known simply as the boat train , has been connecting the north west with East Anglia for years . |
20 | Well , this year the firm ground excuse did n't hold up for in the worst July for years the going was very much on the soft side . |
21 | HENRY WHARTON set up the biggest fight in Yorkshire for years when he successfully defended his Commonwealth super-middleweight title by stopping Australian Rod Carr in eight rounds at Leeds Town Hall on Wednesday . |
22 | Or old Mike , who had called her father Mr Eddie for years , and saw no reason to change . |
23 | She had heard it every year on Monaghan Day for years but she was unsure if Moran would allow any talk of the war . |
24 | They stared at each other for a moment before Mick added , ‘ You 've never seen Carrie for years , have you ? ’ |
25 | Well I , he lived at Stowmarket for years but then I heard not so long ago that they had moved to Ipswich but where I do n't know but they must be , whether he 's than I have now I do n't know either . |
26 | The dentist was very decent , looked up his records although he did n't need to , because he 'd treated Mr. Stavanger for years and knew him quite well . |
27 | Militant Hindus have been trying to destroy the mosque at Ayodhya for years because they believe it was built by the 16th Century Moslem invaders . |
28 | Sir Robert had served as Governor of the Indian province of Rajputanah for years , and was a fountain of information on Asian affairs . |
29 | He read aloud : ' ’ Delicate delineation of a boy 's sensations on discovering physical love … powerful and evocative description of adolescent suffering in an unsympathetic society … the best to come out of Canada for years … . ’ |
30 | I managed to live in Africa for years without feeling too hot , so what hope is there for me in England ? . |