Example sentences of "for [num] years she " in BNC.
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| 1 | For thirty-six years she had been convenient for this purpose . |
| 2 | For 10 years she has managed her garden , in the suburbs of Leicester , in ways that encourage wildlife . |
| 3 | Queen Victoria always needed the support of a dedicated man and for nineteen years she found it in Brown . |
| 4 | Until recently her job was there , too — for three years she worked as a shop assistant in the hosiery department of the massive Neiman Marcus store — but then the success of Inner City allowed her to leave . |
| 5 | Although she has lived in England for 17 years she only married her husband , Qi Can Huang , three years ago . |
| 6 | For fourteen years she had delivered the Leader 's speech on the last afternoon of the conference ; she was too old a hand to speak from the floor . |
| 7 | One woman derelict told her that after living with three husbands for twenty-five years she had decided to give them up and devote herself to the task of viewing the Cathedrals and Abbeys of the British Isles . |
| 8 | For ten years she worked the streets — you know , giving head and hand at a dollar a dick . |
| 9 | Having lived in Walton for 29 years she has witnessed how much of the cliff has already been lost to the sea . |
| 10 | Shaw was one of the star pupils of Vera Volkova , who taught both the company and school from 1943 to 1950 , before going off to Copenhagen where for 25 years she revolutionised , and Russianised , the style of the Royal Danes . |
| 11 | For five years she had worked at the Ashmolean before moving across the street to The Randolph ; and for the latter part of that time she had actually worked for Dr Kemp , amongst others . |
| 12 | For nine years she was a postwoman in Berkshire and used to cycle 18 miles a day . |
| 13 | For 8 years she 's hired out the old gym near her home to local bands . |
| 14 | For twelve years she was a member of the consumer watchdog for transport in London and Southern England . |
| 15 | For twenty years she saved up her money for the ‘ round trip ’ , and having been round the world , is now full of memories . |
| 16 | After suffering bulimia for 15 years she sought help because her children were beginning to comment on her abnormal eating habits . |
| 17 | For 40 years she was famous with her all-girl band and pioneered against male prejudice in the musical and television and radio circles . |
| 18 | For two years she applied herself to her studies with an energy no one had suspected she possessed . |
| 19 | For two years she had hardly been sane . |
| 20 | For two years she had awaited the turn of events before deciding which side to join , while maintaining a mobilized army . |
| 21 | Jane for two years she 's enjoyed the course so far but she thinks |
| 22 | ‘ For two years she has carried this burden . |
| 23 | She was the British critics ' favourite on both the Bolshoi 's tours here , but for 20 years she played second fiddle to Grigorovich 's wife , Bessmertnova . |
| 24 | For 20 years she tried to make her name as an actress . |