Example sentences of "been empty for [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it 's particularly , I think , acute in the parish of Saint Mary 's and Saint John 's because the vicarage has been empty for two years and erm they built a new house , it was more it was cheaper to build a new house than to do the old one up , but there it 's been sat , empty for two years , and erm they 've been trying to find a buyer . |
| 2 | Two Police houses have been empty for five years after officers moved out because of attacks . |
| 3 | The former Teesside and District Society for the Blind workshop has been empty for six years and is a magnet for vandals . |
| 4 | It had been empty for several years and was dirty , damp and severely vandalised . |
| 5 | That was still untended and wild ; the house had been empty for some time before they bought it , or rather Mr Paul had . |