Example sentences of "and [prep] [adj] years [pers pn] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has always relied on instinct , and for 55 years it has served her well . |
| 2 | His name was Dr Georges Flandrin and for five years he had been treating the Shah for cancer . |
| 3 | Juniper Green Tennis Club was formed in 1979 and for 11 years it has provided a valuable service to the local community in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains . |
| 4 | The Prince of Wales has an obvious love of the countryside and for 20 years he has somehow found some private time to express this through the medium of watercolour painting . |
| 5 | And of late years it has been used by the inhabitants of Virginia in many disorders , which are occasioned by thick , sizy blood ; so that the root of this plant , when its virtues are fully known , may become one of the most useful medicines yet discovered . |
| 6 | A year later he switched to Labour , and within six years he had won a seat on Hounslow borough council . |
| 7 | From then on his rise was rapid and within three years he had become the supreme influence at Edward 's court . |
| 8 | And in recent years they 've played a growing role in encouraging the public to recycle their rubbish . |
| 9 | And in the 70s , we were again working in Appalachia ; and in recent years we have expanded our program to again include the entire south . ’ |
| 10 | I 've worked with children in various settings , mainly in secondary school , and in recent years I 've worked with students , so when I try to make that sort of categorization I find it very difficult . |
| 11 | Dance has always been his first love and in recent years he 's been on tour six times with his own company . |
| 12 | In 1850 therefore the deer were officially banished , and in five years they had all been killed off . |
| 13 | As Cynthia says : ‘ We found Dave entertaining children at Chessington World of Adventures , and in 25 years I had never met anyone who got on more naturally with children . ’ |