Example sentences of "[noun] for [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Wilson aged 43 , a married man with three children , has been employed by Humberside Heavy Haulage as a traffic clerk for five years and his current weekly wage is £120 per week . |
| 2 | worked at Hull Flake mill as a wages clerk for 14 years , retiring at 66 years of age . |
| 3 | In December 1280 Master James was granted letters of protection for seven years , probably the estimated time for completing the works he took over in 1278 . |
| 4 | A well-loved monument to the devotion of a little terrier who kept vigil on his master 's grave for many years . |
| 5 | It remained there in its watery grave for 44 years , until it was raised from the Loch and brought to Brooklands in 1985 . |
| 6 | Allende 's remains had been brought from the coastal town of Viña del Mar , 80 km from Santiago , where they had lain in an anonymous grave for 17 years . |
| 7 | Although the aircraft was severely broken-up on impact , the remains of its compressed wreckage have been well preserved in Peaty silt for 51 years . |
| 8 | In 1976 , the government pegged the grant for future years to the 1975 level in real terms , while expecting a comparable service to be maintained . |
| 9 | ( Henry ) Wooden , his valet for seven years who on his marriage left his service and came to Henley where he worked at the Brewery for 30 years . |
| 10 | Under preparation for three years , the bill set up the framework for the legal operation of private radio and television stations and for an independent public broadcasting system . |
| 11 | It explains how , from a very early age , it is necessary for everybody to experience stressful situations as a preparation for later years , and how parents and teachers , through their own behaviour , can help the child . |
| 12 | The company has an operating concession for 15 years . |
| 13 | I worked in the coal mines for three years to obtain my colliery manager 's certificate . |
| 14 | Jim has been a newspaper seller in Swindon for 25 years and now for the first time in his life , he 's made the front page . |
| 15 | Vito Mazzotta has lived in Swindon for 40 years . |
| 16 | ‘ In May next year she will have been in remission for five years , ’ explains her mum . |
| 17 | An obstructive episode was treated with bypass enteroenteric anastomosis and maintenance prenisolone and he remained in remission for five years . |
| 18 | He makes a pact with the devil whereby the devil will be his servant and do his bidding for 24 years , after which time he will render up his immortal soul . |
| 19 | Well er ha you know I found myself after Budgie managing a singer called Leo and that led to a lot of interesting business and getting involved an , and I sort of forgot Adam Faith for ten years and just got diverted really . |
| 20 | Japanese banks will continue to write off and provide against masses of doubtful debts for several years to come . |
| 21 | ‘ I could go to see Lewis Watts , he was my dad 's apprentice for five years when I was a little sprout like you just learning the trade . |
| 22 | had had the opportunity for many years of looking at the question in its material phases , of appreciating its hygienic results … |
| 23 | The tour provided the first opportunity for many years for people to call openly for the restoration of human rights , legalization of political parties and the scrapping of the Tinkhundla ( chieftancy ) system [ see p. 38048 ] . |
| 24 | Q : So you stayed happily married to Bernard for fifteen years ? |
| 25 | The Regulations will apply to accounts for financial years ending on or after 16 November 1992 , and there are transitional provisions to enable companies to take early advantage of the new thresholds . |
| 26 | Cloth exports for 1374–75 can not be measured , as the custom on cloth for that year was farmed for all ports except London , and there are considerable gaps in the accounts for adjacent years . |
| 27 | Malan , Minister of Defence for 11 years , was reassigned to the Ministry of Housing and Works and also of Water and Forest Affairs , replacing Gert J. Kotze in the latter post with effect from Oct. 1 ; the Defence portfolio was taken by his former deputy , Roelf Meyer , who was from the left of the National Party . |
| 28 | The Vulcan , which only saw active service during one raid in the Falklands campaign … was at the heart of Britain 's Air Defence for thirty years . |
| 29 | Her sister Harriet has had the cottage for two years . |
| 30 | I have been paying National Insurance and taxes for many years . |