Example sentences of "[prep] [det] years and [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their marriage had been under strain for some years and they had never been brave enough to admit it to a third party . |
| 2 | erm she was hefty though and her sister Ann used to be enormous years ago this is , and erm she went on a , a diet , I do n't know what , how , how she lost the weight but she did and I , I had n't seen her for some years and I remember her coming to the factory this day , and she came in and she , she used to do er her flower shop , she used to do flower arrangements and the girls at work would order them you know ? |
| 3 | Does the Minister accept that although some of us may have a disagreement with Bruce Millan , we have known him for many years and we know that he has always been , and is , punctilious in the exercise of his duties ? |
| 4 | Dr Johnny Birks has been studying mink for many years and he admits with some reluctance that this extremely successful marten may have contributed to the vole 's decline . |
| 5 | Florrie had been very friendly with Nellie for many years and she nodded sympathetically . |
| 6 | I have been extremely interested in the youth of Shropshire for many years and I try to express this by such activities as being a confirmation catechist , working with young adults with physical and mental disabilities and also attending a week 's work experience at Dehon House . |
| 7 | This method has been taught for many years and I do not think that pilots who have learned to do it this way need bother to change . |
| 8 | for many years and I wheeled her around in a , in a |
| 9 | Our tool kit has been built up over many years and we did n't have to buy much : a long tape measure , a new pickaxe handle , some new screwdriver bits ( we lost one down the cavity ) . |
| 10 | My predecessors and I have enjoyed a close and fruitful working relationship with local authorities in Wales over many years and I believe that that has contributed significantly to the efficient and effective conduct of business between central and local government which is the key to the debate . |
| 11 | It all sounds a bit complicated and slightly confusing , but the system has evolved over many years and it works . |
| 12 | The battledress was very good , I mean the army seemed to wore it all that time so er we had it for several years and we had to press that every day , thick material , very heavy . |
| 13 | Many have been homeless , not just for the past six months but for several years and they have been pushed from pillar to post within that area . |