Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv prt] for [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | To benefit from tax-free interest , you must leave your money in for five years . |
| 2 | In fact , Tessas are a very tax-efficient way to save — provided that you are prepared to tie your money up for five years . |
| 3 | ‘ After all , he managed to keep his head down for 14 years . ’ |
| 4 | De Niro as Lowe on his first day out for 20 years |
| 5 | As you know , I 've been on the look out for some years for a smaller company we could have a friendly merger with , but there 's nothing even remotely promising at the moment . |
| 6 | The landlord said to him you know she , she she sort of took a lease out for three years on it . |
| 7 | A former consumer editor of Time Out for six years , more recently she co-produced a series of documentaries on British business culture for the BBC . |