Example sentences of "be [verb] [to-vb] [verb] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They inhabit a world emerging from a period when human beings are said to have lived for hundreds of years . |
| 2 | The law granted Estonian citizenship automatically to all Estonians ; immigrants applying for citizenship would be required to have lived for two years in the country . |
| 3 | So great a flood … has been estimated to have run for 2 weeks . |
| 4 | They were alleged to have ordered for 28 PC-5s overseas , but this probably never materialised . |
| 5 | He is said to have served for twenty-five years as rector of the cathedral fabric fund and is undoubtedly found in association with the cathedral 's masons and workshops . |