Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] for years [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pardoe is delighted by the prospect of going to market , although he 's reluctant to undercut the small shops who for years have kept the organic movement going . |
| 2 | Helen Mirren plays the role of Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison who for years has been the victim of sexual discrimination in the police force . |
| 3 | NEWS that an investigation has been started into the possible mis-assessment of ethnic minority children in Strathclyde has highlighted an issue which for years has been simmering in Britain 's classrooms and education departments . |
| 4 | The conflict of interest is glaringly obvious , but the only likely alternative in the current parliament seems to be the leader of the opposition Liberal Party — Jean Chretien , a French Canadian who for years represented Quebec ridings as a minister in Pierre Trudeau 's era . |
| 5 | Labs which for years had worked on more classical memory tasks found themselves funded to purchase morris mazes and set up LTP facilities . |
| 6 | Accompanying the Bear to Fairford is the man who for years controlled the giant aircraft . |
| 7 | Teachers who for years had planned in terms of appropriate actions could not overnight apply their minds to appropriate meanings as well . |
| 8 | According to Subaire the new party would serve Moslems in the enclave who for years had had to rely on other parties to include Moslem representatives among their candidates . |
| 9 | It 's all thanks to the efforts of two cinema buffs from Gloucester who for years dreamt of owning their own picture palace . |