Example sentences of "for five years [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For five years William would be instructed in the art of ornamental gold-engraving ; Mr. Ashdown 's side of the bargain was to provide meat , drink and lodging , leaving the boy 's father to find wearing apparel and arrange for washing and mending to be done . |
| 2 | After Nasser , he says , his themes seemed to refer to a vanished society and for five years Mahfouz wrote no books . |
| 3 | Today 's edition alleges that for five years Declan ‘ Beano ’ Casey , 39 , was the security services ' most valued double agent . |
| 4 | For five years Bush insisted he was ‘ out of the loop ’ on the arms for hostages deal . |
| 5 | Once a week for five years Jerry has driven his articulated lorry for Courtaulds from Coventry to the Lyons region , delivering acetate yarn and returning with the empty beams that hold the yarn . |