Example sentences of "has been [vb pp] for eight [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mary has been retired for eight years after 33 years ' service in the Bank at Scarinish . |
| 2 | A 20-YEAR-OLD Belfast man has been jailed for eight years for his part in an armed robbery of more than £6,000 from an Ulster Bank . |
| 3 | ONE OF the legendary ‘ properties ’ , Fleetway 's comic-strip psycho-cop has been optioned for eight years . |
| 4 | An eighteen year old arsonist has been gaoled for eight years for starting a house fire in which a four year old girl lost her hand . |
| 5 | The pub has been closed for eight weeks but tenant Tracy Willcox said the renovation was a vast improvement . |