Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] years [pers pn] 've [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For three years I 've believed that Donald died instantly . |
| 2 | for three years I 've fiddled around , doing small things , waiting for the Big Man to say the word . |
| 3 | It 's the first time for 11 years they 've reached the final stages . |
| 4 | For many years I 've hated you and it seems so — pointless . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ We always wanted to sponsor a guide dog and by the time you 've been married for 50 years you 've got everything you need and there 's no point in getting presents you do n't really need , ’ said Mr Lea . |
| 6 | In five years we 've had a record of seven per cent success in any enquiry involving the Regal Arms . |
| 7 | I 've done it five , this is the first time in five years I 've had New Year 's Eve off . |
| 8 | For example The Sunday Times has asserted that , ‘ In recent years we 've experienced a new , aggressive , liberated criminality in women ’ ( 30 March , 1980 ) . |
| 9 | Now , er , before I hand over to Frank er , a word about the dividend er , in recent years we 've paid an interim dividend which was half the total of the previous year 's dividends and so , er , had a built-in increase . |
| 10 | And in recent years they 've played a growing role in encouraging the public to recycle their rubbish . |
| 11 | I 've worked with children in various settings , mainly in secondary school , and in recent years I 've worked with students , so when I try to make that sort of categorization I find it very difficult . |
| 12 | For fifteen years I 've spent much of my spare time scrabbling and grovelling about in the mud and gravels of our upland waterways . |
| 13 | For twenty years I 've wondered whether my suspicions were well founded . |
| 14 | for 15 years you 've done nothing with your life . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You see , ’ I explained , ‘ for two years I 've had to shout to make myself understood by the giants . |