Example sentences of "[to-vb] it for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes a special person to handle complaints in any case but to do it for 22 years deserves a special mention , always maintaining a diplomatic and friendly attitude to each individual case . |
| 2 | Then they want you to run it for two year , have a mobile home , and if you could prove it 's viable after two years , then there would be a reminder and we 'll consider giving you permission for a house , otherwise , everybody could just put up one tun poly tunnel in half an acre and get a house , could n't they ? |
| 3 | Would n't recommend masses into it , but because it 's no income potential , and it 's not that flexible , you 've got to keep it for five years to make it really work . |
| 4 | Bob Hoover 's North American P-51D Old Yeller was put up for action , but with a $1 million reserve Hoover gets to fly it for another year . |
| 5 | I studied for the UCLI in Home Machine Knitting and , on passing both parts of the exam , went on to teach it for three years . |