Example sentences of "used for years [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A RARE Chinese vase worth up to £100,000 has been used for years as a flowerpot . |
| 2 | Welcome back : An MP is asking the Government to clean up a major tourist area , used for years as an industrial waste dump . |
| 3 | there were five red and gold crackers on the starched , white cloth and all the presents were ready in the old pillowcases they 'd all used for years at Christmas . |
| 4 | Peterson Strobe Tuners in particular have been used for years by professional musicians because of their superior accuracy . |
| 5 | The experience curve is derived from the earlier learning-curve theory , used for years by production engineers to estimate direct labour requirements and by cost accountants in industries such as aircraft building . |
| 6 | A torpedo boat used for years by the Soviet military authorities as a " dustbin " for nuclear waste has been secretly towed from Lake Ladoga through the Baltic and along the Norwegian coast to Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic . |