Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] for almost [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going back to the scene of the Crucifixion , do you think that you could add something to a scene which has been treated for almost 2000 years ? |
| 2 | She was well aware that it would seem thoroughly feeble — if not downright pathetic — to refuse to accompany him to New York simply because they had been separated for almost five years . |
| 3 | The need for remedial work on the roof covering became apparent when the worn-out lead valley gutters began to leak , although discomfort from this source had to be endured for almost two years until the Repairs Grant was awarded . |
| 4 | Others still detained at the end of March had been held for almost 10 years . |
| 5 | Among the hundreds of those held without charge or trial in Syria are the following who have appeared in the Letter Writing Campaign : Hakem Sultan al-Faiz , a 61-year-old Jordanian national and former member of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'th Party , who has been held for almost 20 years ; Ahmad ‘ Abd al-Rau'uf Roummou , a 55-year-old teacher , arrested in 1975 ; Muhammad Nabil Salem , an engineer , arrested in the wake of a one-day national strike in 1980 and Mahmud Jalbut , a Palestinian arrested in 1980 . |
| 6 | Okapi '84 was used for almost two years at one of PCL 's site libraries . |
| 7 | There were widespread arrests , popular professors were silenced , and St Petersburg University was closed for almost two years . |