Example sentences of "[prep] [det] years she " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some years she had struggled to come to terms with her own emotions . |
| 2 | During these years she made her journeys in record time . |
| 3 | During these years she also held the British record for endurance swimming , extending it from 26 hrs. in January 1930 to 44 hrs. 30 min. by the end of the year , then to 45 hrs. in 1931 , and finally to 46 hrs. in 1932 . |
| 4 | Irene Schwidurski missed all those , since for many years she has refused to observe the major public holidays of the GDR , 1 May and 7 October , the date the state was founded . |
| 5 | For many years she had worked as a librarian before switching to journalism , training ‘ on-the-job ’ under an American industrial and securities correspondent and as personal assistant to Dan Rather , now CBS 's news anchorman , then becoming a freelance writer . |
| 6 | For many years she appeared on the list of the world 's best-dressed women , and is a frequent visitor to London . |
| 7 | For many years she helped Raine and her late husband , Earl Spencer , father of the Princess of Wales , run Althorp in Northamptonshire — and became a trusted friend . |
| 8 | For many years she helped Raine and her late husband , Earl Spencer , father of the Princess of Wales , run Althorp in Northamptonshire — and became a trusted friend . |
| 9 | The fact was that for many years she and her father had been living with a dangerous illusion ; and the illusion was that they were entirely virtuous in their endeavours , entirely on the angels ' side . |
| 10 | For many years she delivered the mail when her mother ran the post office . |
| 11 | Tinka 's home is now in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , but for many years she lived in Johannesburg , where she established the Medau Society of South Africa . |
| 12 | Over some years she was much occupied with the care of her mother and an invalid sister . |
| 13 | For example , for several years she arranged regular Saturday evening social gatherings in Kettering for young people . |
| 14 | Rose was also a skilful card player , and for several years she was world champion at poker . |
| 15 | For several years she continued with her textile career while Dmitry struggled with various groups . |
| 16 | For several years she made tours of the Continent with her elder unmarried sister , Caroline . |
| 17 | For several years she had suffered from painful endometriosis , which was at first misdiagnosed and then treated unnecessarily by surgery . |
| 18 | For several years she had been almost obsessed by Peter Sebastian , not only by his work , she finally admitted , but by the man himself . |