Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] for years " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eagles debated this coming for years , for in other places men harmed them and drove them away , and they wondered if they should attack the men , even at the sacred site itself . |
| 2 | I had rather hoped that the legendary West Highland dilatoriness would have prevented anything much happening for years , but instead the scheme is going ahead fast . |
| 3 | You ca n't declare a whole area of the Mediterranean off-limits to all shipping for years to come . ’ |
| 4 | Denied a selection vote because of his continuing association with one particular club , he can carry on coaching Llanelli while also — at last — having the input into the national team that many have for years wanted him to have . |
| 5 | Both have for years eked lacklustre profit out of aging products . |