Example sentences of "than [pers pn] [verb] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was feeling much happier than I had for two years . |
| 2 | All the family thought that in spite of Maureen 's arduous lifestyle , she looked better and happier than she had for several years . |
| 3 | We 'll not be building any more than we intended for this year — well , a house or two more , maybe , but nothing beyond . |
| 4 | But within this context , Wilkins ' elegant stuccoed facades will be retained , and an important landmark has been saved and will look far more handsome and dignified than it has for many years . |
| 5 | While much of the UK is looking gloomily at the dark clouds of a major recession , it seems poetic justice that for at least some of Belfast 's population , the future looks better than it has for many years . |
| 6 | The outcome of these changes is that the drug bill is rising faster than it has for some years and above the rate of inflation . |