Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [be] empty for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The warehouse has been empty for many years , but holding repairs have meant at least that water penetration to the fabric is reduced . |
| 2 | And it 's particularly , I think , acute in the parish of Saint Mary 's and Saint John 's because the vicarage has been empty for two years and erm they built a new house , it was more it was cheaper to build a new house than to do the old one up , but there it 's been sat , empty for two years , and erm they 've been trying to find a buyer . |
| 3 | The gallery has been empty for several years . |
| 4 | The former Teesside and District Society for the Blind workshop has been empty for six years and is a magnet for vandals . |
| 5 | When we first hear of it , the house had been empty for some time , and Albert Piggott deplored its neglect . |
| 6 | That was still untended and wild ; the house had been empty for some time before they bought it , or rather Mr Paul had . |
| 7 | The house had been empty for some time now and beginning to feel lonely . |