Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went home with a couple who had been together for twelve years , not because he wanted to know what it would be like to be made love to by two men at once , but rather to see how these particular two men lived as a couple ; specifically , what they did together in the morning before going to work . |
| 2 | We 've been together for five years , Lexy and I — she practically holds that company together . |
| 3 | They 've been together for fourteen years , they met at school . |
| 4 | And again when they had been together for two years and he was still seeing other women : ‘ They were my protection against these feelings I had for her , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Sinead had a hard time at school because she was a newcomer in a class which had been together for two years , and some of her fellow pupils knew her recent history . |
| 6 | Fiona & Paul had been together for six years before deciding to tie the knot . |
| 7 | Despite their 20-year age gap , the couple have now been together for eight years and run a pub in Amersham , Bucks . |
| 8 | Having been together for ten years , disbanding twice and then leaving prolific label 4AD , ME went to America to chance it lucky . |
| 9 | We 've been together for 23 years . |
| 10 | The roles of chairman and chief executive are segregated and have been so for nine years . |
| 11 | I 've been away for 10 years now and I 've been doing good work and making the right decisions about the work I do . |
| 12 | She added that the faun 's condition was good although ‘ it has been outside for 35 years and is a bit green . ’ |
| 13 | So they 're there for three years ? |
| 14 | First degree courses are usually of three years ' duration but are , in many instances , extended to include periods of professional training ( in industry , commerce or the public service ) or time spent abroad . |
| 15 | The plants that are in flower are probably between 5-7 years old , and about only 1% of the population flowers in any one year . |
| 16 | Other vehicles on the train are upwards of 29 years old , and do not meet current operational and security requirements . |
| 17 | In years to come Strachans contribution will grow as people begin to look back at where we ( Leeds ) were before he came , and where/what we are now after 4/5 years of his presence ? |
| 18 | ‘ Believe me , we 've worked fuckin' hard to get where we are now after three years of slog . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Believe me , we 've worked fuckin' hard to get where we are now after three years of slog . ’ |
| 20 | Mr John Deighton , of High Pottergate , Richmond , expects to be away for three years . |
| 21 | It should be more like three years … or more than that … cruel thing |
| 22 | In terms of Greater York and its th the York greenbelt I think it 's true to say that er some time ago when David Kaiserman of Manchester did research on greenbelts he came to the view , or he came up with the conclusions from his questionnaires that he sent round , and that study was done , must be ten , fifteen years ago or more , that greenbelts should endure unchanged for at least twenty years , and probably in excess of thirty , and those were the responses of county planning and other major planning authorities at that time , that view if anything has hardened , the public view would be way beyond thirty years . |
| 23 | ‘ There may be benefits for us too — if we do n't get on with the new rector he may only be here for five years , ’ said Miss Duff . |
| 24 | ‘ If I sold them one or two at a time I 'd be here for twenty years . ’ |
| 25 | We should n't just think we 're not going to be here in two years time , it 's somebody else 's problem , they 'll take over our debts . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll still be here in ten years , ’ replied the man . |
| 27 | That , if you spend the span of your life making sure that you 'll still be here in twenty-five years ' time , you 're wasting your life away . |
| 28 | But perhaps the greatest satisfaction is the knowledge that you have created something of the beauty that is going to be there for many years . |
| 29 | I expect to be there for 2 years . |
| 30 | ‘ So you 've been here for two years , ’ teased Tony as she looked for her key and opened the door , ‘ and still no boyfriend ? ’ |