Example sentences of "had [been] empty for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | These tenements had been empty for several years , the small shopfronts that once elbowed each other along the street boarded up . |
2 | It had been empty for several years and was dirty , damp and severely vandalised . |
3 | When we first hear of it , the house had been empty for some time , and Albert Piggott deplored its neglect . |
4 | That was still untended and wild ; the house had been empty for some time before they bought it , or rather Mr Paul had . |
5 | The house had been empty for some time now and beginning to feel lonely . |
6 | They were also helped into their new home by a team of volunteers who took on the task of cleaning the offices which had been empty for some time . |