Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] for [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mothers and calves may remain together for many years , from 3–6 or even 8 years . |
| 2 | It is not my intention to discuss medical politics , but as it turned out this was not an unhappy solution , notwithstanding that it married two firmly conflicting beliefs which have continued to operate , sometimes rather awkwardly , side by side , and may do so for many years . |
| 3 | Individuals entering the scheme — which will run initially for five years — do not have to prove there are corncrakes on their land . |
| 4 | The result was a whiplash neck that required him to wear a brace between performances and did not heal completely for three years . |
| 5 | If approved , the building would stay there for two years and then could be moved to another site . |
| 6 | The money deposited in England , Switzerland and other parts of Europe would remain there for many years until Samuel was free again to travel through a liberated continent . |
| 7 | Then after the elections , the elections are to have a constituent assembly and that constituent assembly will work out our new constitution in the country and from that constituent assembly we hope also to form a national government of unity , of national unity and that 'll continue maybe for five years in order to give stability to the country and this of course also means a concession because it 's a concession to the existing power structures to have some kind of stability . |
| 8 | She declared : ‘ We will not let him sit there for seven years . |
| 9 | The sales and marketing deal will last initially for two years and could lead to a more formal joint venture . |
| 10 | He then retuned to France , his father insisting that he should reside abroad for two years . |