Example sentences of "be married for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mrs Ireland had been married for thirty-nine years . |
| 32 | When Esther visited Alix and Sebastian , they had been married for three weeks , and the marriage had been consummated . |
| 33 | ‘ We always wanted to sponsor a guide dog and by the time you 've been married for 50 years you 've got everything you need and there 's no point in getting presents you do n't really need , ’ said Mr Lea . |
| 34 | She had been married for 19 years and had four children ( aged between 12 and 17 years ) . |
| 35 | Donald and Sheila Baughan had been married for 20 years . |
| 36 | Maitre Lelièpvre has been married for 60 years , and has a son . |
| 37 | Counillor and Mrs Woodhead have been married for 39 years . |
| 38 | I had been married for seven hours . |
| 39 | We 've been married for seven years and , though I 'm only 31 , I 'm beginning to worry — has he changed his mind ? |
| 40 | As for myself — Bob and I have been married for forty-six years , and spent most of our married life on and around Manchester , where he was ( eventually ) Market Research Manager in an engineering firm , and I practised social work when not fully engaged with the 2 children . |
| 41 | I 'm 46 , Ruth is 45 , we 've been married for 24 years . |
| 42 | They had been married for more years than she and Rob had lived . |
| 43 | They do n't want to risk a break-up — perhaps for the sake of the children , or because it suits them to be married for other reasons . |
| 44 | ‘ We were married for 2½ years . |
| 45 | Hughes was the name of my parents , who were married for twenty-five years . |
| 46 | He was married for 18 months to former model Susie Miller but they separated in 1976 . |
| 47 | She was married for three months to poor old Louis before he collapsed and died of exhaustion and Mary went home to marry the love of her life , Charles Brandon , Duke of Suffolk . |