Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [adj] years but [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rachel had n't seen Irene Markham for five years but she was shocked by how much older she looked . |
| 2 | She had lived in the States for several years but she still retained her British accent , though she often maintained that she loathed England and would never return to it . |
| 3 | He had been married to Ellen for six years but they had no children . |
| 4 | She 'd lived in Leningrad for ten years but she 'd had no work for the last two of them . |
| 5 | The Rev. Joseph Edelson , a controversial Anglo-Catholic who gave his name to the house , was vicar of Gainford for 40 years but he also had other interests . |