Example sentences of "been [art] widower for [adj] year " in BNC.

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1 In 1672 , having been a widower for two years , he married a daughter of the imprisoned republican general , John Lambert , which hardly argues any diminution in his commitment to the ‘ Good Old Cause ’ .
2 He had been a widower for twenty-six years , and had no children .
3 He had been a widower for many years , she knew .
4 ‘ The King had been a widower for ten years , ’ he continued .
5 ‘ I 've been a widower for ten years . ’
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