Example sentences of "who have been [adj] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the death , at the age of 66 , of Mr. Philip Henry Thomas which took place after a long illness , on Saturday the 18th instant , at his residence at 13 Rusham Road , Battersea loses a citizen who has been active for 40 years in championing the cause of Liberalism in this borough … . |
| 2 | District authorities in Devon banned the jump in the county because of fears over the type of crane to be used , said Mr Collier , who has been blind for 22 years . |
| 3 | District authorities in Devon banned the jump in the county because of fears over the type of crane to be used , said Mr Collier , who has been blind for 22 years . |
| 4 | She keeps her boyfriend , who has been unemployed for four years . |
| 5 | A wife , who had been married for six years , consulted the defendant firm of solicitors about her divorce proceedings . |
| 6 | The Czech Republic gives citizenship only to those who have been resident for five years and ( a point still under discussion ) who can show competence in Czech . |
| 7 | That 's why we have put in place the most varied , comprehensive programme ever to help people who have been unemployed for six months or more . ’ |
| 8 | Those who have been unemployed for three or more years are not asked about their previous employment , and are thereby excluded from the survey . |