Example sentences of "be [vb pp] for [det] [num] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four people , having served their community , have been confined for some seven years and now find that their right of appeal is being hindered by some legal technicality or misinterpretation of the law . |
| 2 | By contrast , microfilm can be stored for several hundred years . |
| 3 | One interpretation of the foregoing could be that the red jackets which should have been issued in 1820 were not to be issued for another three years , and the soldiers dressed in white clothing ( and shell jackets ) as much as possible . |
| 4 | With this in mind the Canadian Rugby Union has confirmed that Ian Birtwell 's appointment as national coach will be extended for another four years , placing him in firm control of the key decisions relating to player selection as he looks ahead to 1995 . |
| 5 | There is no obvious mountain pass or trail leading to the immediate area of the Castle , since Felsbrockenberg has been deserted for some 80 years . |
| 6 | The emergency import restriction on cultural artifacts from El Salvador has been extended for another three years . |
| 7 | Students may take either a full MA(Honours) degree in Sanskrit , in which case a subsidiary related language such as Prakrit is normally studied in the last two years of the course , or a joint MA(Honours) degree in Sanskrit and Greek , Latin or Linguistics , where both subjects are studied for all four years of the curriculum . |
| 8 | Although the Labour Party adopted a policy of ‘ comprehensive education for all ’ in 1951 no political action to implement it was taken for another 14 years . |
| 9 | Following the re-election of President Junius Jayawardene in October 1982 for a further term , the current term of Parliament , due to expire in August 1983 , was extended for another six years under a constitutional amendment approved by Parliament , the government and a national referendum in late 1982 [ see pp. 32076-78 ] . |
| 10 | He was banned for another three years . |