Example sentences of "[pron] remain [adv] for [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1863 he died and the mills were leased to Reynolds and Allen , who remained there for some years . |
| 2 | She remained there for four years , during which time she conducted researches on the optical properties of organic compounds . |
| 3 | She remained there for four years , confined to a cell that would allow her neither to sit nor lie down : it was closed by a large stone that could be moved only by Roger . |
| 4 | They remained there for thirteen years before taking up a similar position in Liverpool . |
| 5 | He remained there for six years until the new governor of Bombay , Sir George Clerk [ q.v. ] , |