Example sentences of "for [det] years after [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | It was not for some years after we had separated that I had to face the fact that the deepest part of one 's being is always inaccessible to another , and that only when we are lost in passion , eager above all else for our own gratification — yet unconscious that this is the case — that we ignore the gulf , forget that we are strangers . |
2 | They had lain dormant for some years after she had left the cottage , but he knew now they had simply been growing in the warm darkness of his being where love bred … |
3 | Remember that textbooks serve as reference books for many years after you have " mastered " the subject . |
4 | By their very quality and integrity they continued for several years after I had been graduated from the post of Talks Producer to higher echelons of musical and dramatic productions . |
5 | Even if your pension in your own right is fairly small , it may be worth claiming for any years after you reach 60 before your husband retires . |