Example sentences of "and [prep] [det] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Stanley Clinton-Davis is a former European Commissioner and for many years he was in the House . |
| 2 | I read somewhere that this slenderness was to allow bream freedom of movement between stems of marginal growth such as reeds , and for many years I accepted this as fact . |
| 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 | Rose was also a skilful card player , and for several years she was world champion at poker . |
| 5 | ‘ It was made in his atelier so I went over for the fittings and in those years I was very sure of myself . |