Example sentences of "[prep] [det] years now [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some years now they had licensing agreements with some major U S companies to produce ‘ Laura Ashley ’ designs on sheets and other home furnishings . |
| 2 | The position on the particular issue to which the hon. Gentleman refers is that for some years now we have pursued the same policy that the money has been , in the formula applied , additional and is reflected in higher public spending plans , and that it is for the Commissioner to honour the pledge that we have had for years past . |
| 3 | For some years now he had shared the sheep herding with his Uncle George : the latter had never been particularly strong and now it was obvious that he was very ill . |
| 4 | For some years now I have been researching an area where a certain event took place . |
| 5 | For some years now I have not been much in society . |
| 6 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , I am well aware of the fact that for some years now you have cut yourself off from your past and not deigned to reply to the letters of your friends , or even to return their calls , taking refuge in your answering machine and pretending not to be in when they rang at the bell . |
| 7 | For many years now we have had the same experts to evaluate the records , stamps , art , music and special books , and their names , and our gratitude to them are well-known . |
| 8 | For many years now it has given much pleasure to both young and old . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , so even though she 's been on a self-monitoring programme for several years now I felt that constant professional supervision was necessary , and so did Dr Russell . ’ |