Example sentences of "that [prep] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time they met , Leonard was indeed pushing hard at the doors of his own individuality — in one sense he had been doing that for years . |
| 2 | Hargreaves continued the Sheffield pattern by mounting exhibitions by young artists in Imperial 's Consort Gallery , quality shows that soon attracted a following and that for years formed a regular feature of the London art scene . |
| 3 | Do they understand that for years to come , our treasure is to be poured into maintaining round-the-clock , full-alert , protection of the airstrip works , at a time when we are seriously discussing the future of student loans , and putting the millstone of debt round the necks of our students in higher education ? |
| 4 | I 've had that for years . |
| 5 | Oliver Sacks is hardly putting himself out on a limb when he affirms that the brain is not like a computer : neuroscientists have been telling the Artificial Intelligence buffs that for years . |
| 6 | The Turkish show is especially significant , in that for years Turkish law prohibited even the temporary removal of objects from museums . |
| 7 | ‘ On things like consulting with patients and carers — we 've been doing that for years . ’ |
| 8 | I 've not done that for years . |
| 9 | I hear you say , DTP has been doing that for years Yes — but moving ones ? |
| 10 | Almost as an afterthought , her eyes clouding , she added , ‘ No one has called me that for years . ’ |
| 11 | Subject : I 've being saying that for years ! |
| 12 | Subject : Re : I 've being saying that for years ! |
| 13 | There 's another thing what we 'd have all said when we got , you 'd have said it over the years yourself , erm , well just ring in and we 'll give you the price , you know , and if we kind of touch up to contract or flat rate or whatever is the way to get ahead , or you get whatever , ring Linda , or ring Jane and she says right , and we 've said that for years , |
| 14 | I have n't seen that for years . |
| 15 | God I have n't bloody done that for years . |
| 16 | But what it is er they 've been like that for years , like , in the bathrooms |
| 17 | Yeah , like I said with the actual water heater there , it 's been , there 's been water heaters in caravans like that for years ! |
| 18 | that for years ! |
| 19 | And really the doctors have known that for years because a lot of cancer patients they put on er |
| 20 | Oh you mean if you , , I says I was getting that for years Berty . |
| 21 | ‘ Ant sin one like that in years , ’ he breathed , ‘ talk is , the bloody Danes are catching too many of 'em as babees . ’ |
| 22 | Good Lord , I have n't heard anyone call him that in years ! |