Example sentences of "[prep] nearly [adj] years [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as irrational as it was melodramatic , but so was the darkened room where for nearly thirty years Alfred had striven to keep alive the great illusion of his youth . |
| 2 | For nearly four years Tony has lain in a coma , sustained by a feeding tube but trapped in what one doctor described as a ‘ living death ’ . |
| 3 | For nearly 30 years Mike Hooper from Water & Ventilation , Salisbury was a rally navigator , but 5 years ago he stopped when a large tree jumped out in front of the car . |
| 4 | For nearly 3 years Susan Hurd has made an RAF house her home . |
| 5 | For the first time in nearly 40 years Bentley has a shape to call its own . |
| 6 | Backed by nearly 200 years experience and boatbuilding tradition , a Moody is above all a boat you know you can trust . |