Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb past] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that has been in the past and that was a thing that we had for several years had A level plays actually on the stage am I correct ? |
| 2 | The swan became so attached to Sam that it stayed for twelve years . |
| 3 | By 1820 , it was owned and worked by Robert Wight , who continued to manufacture cloth there , the mill becoming known as Wights Mill , a name that it retained for many years . |
| 4 | The certificate shows that he served for 7 years 71 days as a private ; 2 years 310 days as a corporal ; and 10 years 349 days in the rank of sergeant . |
| 5 | There are rumours that he disappeared for nine years in Elfland ! ’ |
| 6 | He claims that he plotted for ten years to marry her . |