Example sentences of "[adv prt] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charlie Francis is guilty of a sporting crime — of that I am sure — but what about the guilt of those in high officialdom who have allowed the situation to go on growing for 20 years without trying to stop it ? |
| 2 | Complete remission was obtained in six patients including four treated with cyclophosphamide , with a follow up ranging from 1.5–7 years . |
| 3 | During 1785 he made six more balloon flights , notably taking William Windham , MP [ q.v. ] , as a passenger on 5 May , but then gave up ballooning for twenty-five years . |
| 4 | In 1878 she gave up teaching for two years , following a breakdown in health . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll never let you in , not if you go on crying for twenty years ! ’ |