Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for [num] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although originally the Roman calendar began in the spring on 1 March ( as reflected in our names for the months September to December ) , the consuls , who were elected for one year , in 153 BC began to take office on 1 January . |
| 2 | A Devon labourer who promised his mother not to marry in her lifetime , finally married only at the age of 51 : ‘ bugger , we was courting for seventeen year . |
| 3 | He was fined £250 plus £25 costs , had his licence endorsed and was disqualified for one year . |
| 4 | As this was a Bill that was passed for one year only , the refusal to pass it would effectively restore the Lords ' power over the government by taking away its legal control over the army . |
| 5 | Kubrick was working for one year with Marlon Brando on One-Eyed Jacks while I was preparing Spartacus . |