Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] for a [adj] years " in BNC.

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1 I remember I was once experimenting with a gauze — it had been in La Scala for a hundred years and was full of dust .
2 This comment may have drawn attention to Mary Leapor for a few years .
3 For this reason , the Institute will restrict the examination to candidates who have been trained by holders of the Dip CITT. for a few years and then review the situation to see whether the professional structures have developed enough to sustain new entrants .
4 Living with his mother Kiefer stayed in Los Angeles for a few years before moving back to Bridgewater Canada .
5 Oswaldston 's going to be living off Walter Machin for a few years . ’
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