Example sentences of "have been [verb] for five year " in BNC.

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1 An airman accused of setting fire to an RAF hanger has been jailed for five years for arson .
2 A prisoner who threw boiling water into the face of a fellow inmate has been jailed for five years .
3 A MERSEYSIDE man who stabbed his common-law wife in the face with a kitchen knife has been jailed for five years .
4 It was his first medal in the competition , which he has been entering for five years — his previous best placing was ninth in 1990 .
5 The team doctor , Daniel Rodriguez , gets a life ban for submitting a fraudulent medical certificate detailing Rojas 's ‘ injury ’ ; and Fernando Astengo , Chile 's vice-captain who led the players off the pitch in the Maracana , has been suspended for five years .
6 Ex-St Martin 's ( where she was often the only student in the life room ) , she has been painting for five years , mostly commissions which come from friends .
7 The overall trade deficit in 1990 , according to preliminary figures , was US$4,730 million — the first overall deficit to have been recorded for five years .
8 After his exit from Monday 's semi-finals , Black revealed that he had been struggling for five years with a ‘ bio-mechanical ’ problem which affects his body balance and leads to other injuries .
9 Last year the ministry claimed it had made progress , only to find it had to revise its figures to reveal no progress had been made for five years .
10 Mrs Singh was upset ; she felt rejected by the school her children had been attending for five years .
11 Volunteers such as the receptionist form the backbone of the hospice and volunteer sitters have been helping for five years .
12 At present the statement must be given no later than 13 weeks after employment commences , but part-time workers who work less than 16 hours a week need not be given a statement until they have been employed for five years and worked eight hours or more a week .
13 The schools , which cater for boys aged from 11 to 14 , have been going for five years now and are organised by Robbie Walker , Tottenham 's representative in Northern Ireland .
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