Example sentences of "[prep] years they have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the past couple of years they have waited patiently while the Microsoft and IBM products converged . |
| 2 | Bees navigate using the sun , and for millions of years they have used polarised light to locate their guide on cloudy days . |
| 3 | For a number of years they have been producing the yachts in their range in both standard and Master versions , the latter being more luxuriously appointed and intended for private ownership . |
| 4 | For years they have been making effectively equity investments in developer traders at debt margins . |
| 5 | Although they have been living together for years they have had no idea how the other really felt . |
| 6 | For years they have educated and delighted us . |
| 7 | For years they have marched , waved flags and mouthed slogans whilst the people elected them to offices of wealth and privilege . |
| 8 | The commitment which the new proprietors are bringing to the enormous task of totally renovating and modernizing Low Birk Hatt is patently obvious For years they have denied themselves many of the luxuries they would otherwise have been easily able to afford because they both knew that one day they would need the capital to spend on the kind of home they both dreamed about . |
| 9 | For years they have been receiving the same information in both printout and statement form — the Bank will benefit to the tune of £10,000 in tangible savings and £71,000 in productivity savings per annum . |