Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for over twenty [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The headmistress had tried to insist that she go on a racial awareness course , she who had taught children of different races for over twenty years . |
| 2 | I have come to see you because that Mr R said to my son ‘ If you do n't like it here then go back where you came from and where you belong ’ and I was so upset at that because my son was born here and I have lived in this country for over twenty years and how dare he say that , because my son comes from here . |
| 3 | As one of the architects of Northern Ireland , he sat in its parliament for county Down ( 1921–9 ) and then for mid-Down and Down from 1930 , and held high office for over twenty years , being successively minister of labour ( 1921–37 ) , minister of finance ( 1937–40 ) , and prime minister ( 1940–3 ) . |
| 4 | Rothesay Castle has been in the capable hands of custodian Fiona Macrae for the last eight years , assisted throughout the summer months by her father Finlay , who has been the seasonal custodian for over twenty years . |
| 5 | These ships were regular visitors for over twenty years . |