Example sentences of "and [prep] [adj] years it " in BNC.

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1 She has always relied on instinct , and for 55 years it has served her well .
2 Juniper Green Tennis Club was formed in 1979 and for 11 years it has provided a valuable service to the local community in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains .
3 The shop 's three glass doors and old-fashioned set of windows were all adorned with window boxes and hanging baskets and for several years it won a Bath Festival award for the best floral shop facade in the City .
4 And of late years it has been used by the inhabitants of Virginia in many disorders , which are occasioned by thick , sizy blood ; so that the root of this plant , when its virtues are fully known , may become one of the most useful medicines yet discovered .
5 Others are moving into the frame and within five years it is possible that more than half of all lamb will be sold overseas .
6 And in recent years it is impossible not to see that Dale Thomas ' name occurs more than others , including being five times the Club Champion — winning on one occasion after a 60-hole match !
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