Example sentences of "in the [num] years [pers pn] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Costner , David , 40 , has had to guard Whitney from hordes of obsessed fans in the four years he has been working for her . |
| 2 | in the million years it has been taking |
| 3 | There can be no doubt that in the 112 years it has been standing on the embankment it has become a part of the London scene . |
| 4 | In the eight years she 's been showing the plants she 's won hundreds of awards . |
| 5 | Carroll House was the second Italian-owned winner of the Arc in the two years it has been sponsored by the Italian hotel chain Ciga . |
| 6 | ‘ It is true that in the eighteen years she has been here I have never heard her speak . |
| 7 | In the 3 years he 's been there , he 's had 2 burglaries and this is the second van that 's been taken . |
| 8 | In the 19 years she has been working for Durham County Council 's social services the number of rehabilitation officers for the visually impaired has dropped to one . |