Example sentences of "[vb base] live [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 that the parties have lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition , and the respondent consents to a decree being granted ; or
2 that the parties have lived apart for a continuous period of at least five years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition .
3 That the parties have lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition and that the respondent agrees to a decree being granted .
4 I mean there , there are a lot of people , of people in who have lived here for a long time , and lived here ever since they were born .
5 The ambassador reported that " The Emperor is monitoring the serious political illness which has gripped all countries , and believes his empire very far from being immune from infection " ; Nicholas was now of the opinion that " Highly reprehensible principles have been disseminated among young people who completed their university courses around three years ago , among people who have lived abroad for a long time , and also among teachers , professors , writers and journalists .
6 they made the area around the reactor a non living area , the problem is of course people that have lived there for a long time do n't want to move and so over
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