Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [det] years [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Margaret was in the Air Force for some years but I could n't say what they did for work . |
| 2 | Rideout , boosted by scoring twice for the reserves in midweek , admitted last night : ‘ Graeme 's been one of the top strikers in the game for several years and he is a hard act to follow . |
| 3 | erm as many people here know and like them I have worked in a voluntary capacity and one way or another in this theatre for many years and we ca n't do without it we do n't want to see it close or any of those drastic things . |
| 4 | The rate of change in media will continue at this pace for some years and we can take nothing for granted . |
| 5 | Their marriage had been under strain for some years and they had never been brave enough to admit it to a third party . |
| 6 | I have been involved in local politics for several years and I am running in South Ward for the second time . |