Example sentences of "[pron] had for [adj] years [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Likewise the middle-aged mother may also have had aspirations which had for many years been put aside until her parenting responsibilities were at an end . |
| 2 | Similar assumptions were made by those authorities , like the London County Council , which had for some years been committed to the development of comprehension . |
| 3 | But she had for several years been living a life which the word frugal does not even begin to describe accurately . |
| 4 | These works were founded by Mr Joseph Wright , who had for many years been intimately connected with what we may call ‘ the system of locomotion ’ , having been a contractor for the conveyance of mails , and the owner of most of the coaches running between the Metropolis and Birmingham , and other large towns . |
| 5 | The membership also included Derek Senior , who had for many years been advocating a fundamental reorganisation of local government . |
| 6 | They had for many years been estranged from each other . |
| 7 | They had for many years been letting cottages — although many more than we — and were just starting to think of selling up and living a quieter life . |