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 . ’ |