Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conditions of work were not pleasant ; landowners tried to get their estates cultivated by indentured labourers who had come out under a contract to work for some years for the man who paid for the journey or anyone to whom he sold the right to command their services . |
| 2 | The win takes Scotland above Portugal and into joint second place with Italy in the battle to qualify for next year 's finals in the US . |
| 3 | Except that in my case there was no need to wait for seven years . |
| 4 | Guildford Kings star Gordon , who top scored with 17 points , put his country back on course to qualify for next year 's tournament finals in Germany , when all hope had seemed lost with less than five minutes remaining . |
| 5 | Sometimes farmers decide to leave their sown grass to grow for several years — called a long ley . |
| 6 | Together with Dr. Rowland Atkinson , also from Macclesfield , they agreed to a Royalty of one-twelfth ; the lease to run for 21 years . |
| 7 | Then he put through a bill to suspend for five years the Seven Hours Act , which had restricted maximum daily hours for the coal industry since 1919 , following the Eight Hours Act of 1908 . |
| 8 | For the losers it 's back to the mirror to prepare for next year . |
| 9 | There was a new cup to play for this year , donated by the President of the Golf Society , Clive Thompson . |
| 10 | The press apparently had expected Steffi 's invincible reign to last for several years — when last year Graf had a bad year ( by her standards ) the men and women of the press understandably searched for reasons for it — and voiced them . |
| 11 | It was n't a lot to show for twenty-five years of living and breathing , but at least she was alive . |
| 12 | The rush for tickets was sparked by Sunday 's goalless draw between the US and El Salvador which left Trinidad needing only to draw against the Americans in the National Stadium to qualify for next year 's finals . |
| 13 | The studio said : ‘ The new release date will put the film in an ideal position to compete for next year 's Oscars . ’ |
| 14 | After only three years , however , he left the Corporation and the country to become for one year assistant director ( 1950–1 ) of the Canadian commercial journal , Fishing News . |
| 15 | Er I wan na get my car first this year so that gives me time to save for next year . |