Example sentences of "for seven years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ For seven years we have been gypsies , wandering with no home . |
2 | After remaining in the colony for seven years they can apply for a CI which is a more widely recognised travel document and enables them to become British Dependent Territory Citizens . |
3 | For seven years they 'd lived apart — Adam in Wickrithe with Gran , herself in Coniston with Aunt Sarah and Uncle Nick — but now that she was back in Wickrithe , helping Gran with her bed-and-breakfast business for the summer , it was as if there 'd been no break . |
4 | For seven years he would live in Bloomsbury , learning a trade from Daniel Jones of Broad Street , pawnbroker , silversmith and general salesman . |
5 | For seven years he did n't want anything else . |
6 | But like I say for seven years he just sat and did n't want to do nothing . |
7 | For seven years I did n't see them . |
8 | I worked at City Motors and I stayed there for seven years I had quite a few jobs before that but I liked that one . |
9 | ‘ For seven years you have borne Undry by your side ; since you left me , you have held it in your hands . |
10 | But she never suspecting it was , you know , when they 'd been alright for seven years you |