Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] for [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've found out a lot , that bats live for thirty years and only have one baby a year , and usually only have a baby every second year . |
| 2 | Even low level waste stays radioactive for 300 years . |
| 3 | For taxpayers , there are the building society TESSAs which allow interest to be credited gross , so long as the original capital remains untouched for five years and no more than the net interest is withdrawn . |
| 4 | c Applied to timber it is meant to keep fungi away by killing spores , but it remains active for many years and is a health hazard not only for people in their homes , but also for the workers who make it . |
| 5 | High level waste remains active for 250,000 years and is highly toxic to most life forms . |