Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [prep] ten years " in BNC.
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1 | I have n't owned you for ten years . |
2 | A couple of Russian exiles ; I have n't seen them for ten years . |
3 | I knew him , back in student days but I had n't seen him for ten years . ’ |
4 | The reason I say it 's , it 's , the system 's too old to go back to the Japs and say get this sorted out , rewrite the software because they 're just gon na say not likely we have n't made it for ten years , or whatever seven or eight years or whatever it is , it 's out of date , they 're not gon na start working on the system that 's that old all they 'll want to do is to sell you a new one |
5 | Erm but I mean obviously it 's a different situation , and the Chancellor 's still got some manoeuvring to do , but we could end up in , in rapid inflation again , because we have n't had it for ten years . |
6 | Actually Edward 's known me for ten years , but there we are . |
7 | You 've been with Julius for ten years now , and if a man has n't wanted something in ten years , then he 's never going to want it . |
8 | He was devoted to the Prince , but he had served him for ten years and his wife had scarcely seen him . |