Example sentences of "[noun] for [adj] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having enjoyed a remarkable degree of freedom for several years it was now hard to relinquish areas of control . |
| 2 | and erm , you know , they spend it on the six of them pocket money for sixteen years it all of them have left school now |
| 3 | One woman derelict told her that after living with three husbands for twenty-five years she had decided to give them up and devote herself to the task of viewing the Cathedrals and Abbeys of the British Isles . |
| 4 | The problem is , when you have conducted a piece for many years you have a knowledge of the interior musical structures that are closed to most theatre directors . |
| 5 | She points out that after battling against the booze for some years it only took a short relapse to destroy much of what she 'd worked for . |
| 6 | Almost every Saturday for three years I put on my black skirt , my white blouse , my newly polished shoes and my uniform white frilly apron . |
| 7 | Although she has lived in England for 17 years she only married her husband , Qi Can Huang , three years ago . |
| 8 | Jane for two years she 's enjoyed the course so far but she thinks |
| 9 | Within that two years , any time within that two years you can basically be given the sack for not coming up to the grade or not coming up to scratch or sometimes they prolong your pr probation for another six months so instead of being a probationer constable for two years you 're a probationer constable for two and a half years . |
| 10 | Having been confined to a wheelchair for 18 years I had been in similar situations to this . |
| 11 | Being with the band for 12 years you might think that Marlene would get fed up with their music . |
| 12 | As a woodwork teacher for many years I consider this design to be dangerous because power drills run at a much higher speed than a brace and consequently the feed is too fast for accurate control . |
| 13 | Having lived in Walton for 29 years she has witnessed how much of the cliff has already been lost to the sea . |
| 14 | After being responsible for your pet 's welfare for many years you may feel that you are repaying your pet 's love and loyalty by arranging for their death . |
| 15 | Every month for four years they met in Melbourne to stuff the magazines into envelopes for Australian subscribers . |
| 16 | Oh yeah these maintenance contracts are the lowest , I mean I took one out on my mum 's C D player because they 'd , they 'd had trouble with it , er multi play , turns out it was the stack one they had trouble with not that one , but it was only thirty quid for four years I mean |
| 17 | Now we 're doing a little bit of reversion and it is much regret by God for five years I have negotiated budgets with the Labour group against intense opposition to Conservatives and central government to improve the services in Oxfordshire . |
| 18 | I have argued with my district health authority for many years I know that many hon. Members have done the same with theirs — because it has for various reasons shifted the problem of elderly sick people to the private sector . |
| 19 | After suffering bulimia for 15 years she sought help because her children were beginning to comment on her abnormal eating habits . |
| 20 | Having admired his free verse for some years I had recently ploughed through his somewhat monumental work , the first two volumes of ‘ Abraham Lincoln — The Prairie Years ’ and enjoyed it . |
| 21 | After remaining in the colony for seven years they can apply for a CI which is a more widely recognised travel document and enables them to become British Dependent Territory Citizens . |
| 22 | For just £30 a year for four years you can buy one of the 550 seats available and have it names after you or someone of your choice . |
| 23 | Each year for six years he gathered the seed and planted each grain again . |
| 24 | Every year for thirty-four years it came back , earning itself the name of súlukongur — ‘ king of the gannets ’ — till finally on 11th May 1894 , it was shot . |
| 25 | But I 've been a member for many years I like the policy and erm my friends and I just decided that we would fund raise for them as they have n't got anyone in this area . |
| 26 | AS a Crusaders supporter for many years I 'm concerned at the lack of a youth policy at Seaview . |
| 27 | He has strong interests in education , and management training and much experience of negotiating with government , something that we all need in N C V O. For some years he 's been a member of the Council for Voluntary Service Overseas . |
| 28 | It 's the first time for 11 years they 've reached the final stages . |