Example sentences of "for ten year [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ For ten years we have sat and watched Diana being destroyed . |
| 2 | And on 15 May , the morning of the Maurice debate , he recorded : ‘ We proceeded thus : S.B. — ’ You know , PM , that for ten years we have been trying to catch you deviating by an inch from the strict path of veracity and pin you down . |
| 3 | ‘ For ten years I was a mason , carving ornaments for God 's holy churches — offering up the fruits of my labour to Him in Heaven who carved Man from Eden 's clay ! |
| 4 | For ten years it was The Apostles writ in eight point Univers ( Do n't call us — Production Ed ) |
| 5 | For ten years he had been her constant companion . |
| 6 | For ten years he had lived this lonely life , his heart full of sadness and his head full of dark dreams . |
| 7 | For ten years he combined his work at the hospital with a specialist practice in mental deficiency at Earlswood . |
| 8 | In 1858–9 he was in the service of the Admiralty , before returning to south Wales , where for ten years he was engineer-in-chief and general manager of the Sirhowy Tramroad , which he converted into a standard railway . |
| 9 | In 1923 he obtained two consultant posts as children 's physician , one at the Queen 's Hospital for Children , where for ten years he was in charge of the London county council rheumatic and heart clinic , and the other at Paddington Green Children 's Hospital , where he continued to work for nearly forty years . |
| 10 | For ten years she worked the streets — you know , giving head and hand at a dollar a dick . |