Example sentences of "years [pron] had been [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the years there had been many tributes to her beauty and her dancing , but the one I particularly treasure appeared only recently . |
| 2 | One set of 10 pellets was left on a dry ledge against a south facing wall , and after two years there had been some erosion of the surfaces of the pellets but the pellets were still largely intact . |
| 3 | The divisions were given the go-ahead for construction five years in advance of the anticipated need for capacity , but during the previous three years there had been detailed consultations between headquarters and the divisions , about the power requirements , about the site , and about the design and layout of the proposed plant . |
| 4 | In recent years there had been considerable debate about the nature of the railways ' contribution to economic growth . |
| 5 | During the interwar years there had been several proposals for something that would go beyond this to involve governments , and in 1938 the idea of a Nordic Council had been proposed by Denmark . |
| 6 | During these years there had been routine protests in places like the United Nations , which France ignored , and around the island of Moruroa itself involving the Greenpeace organisation . |
| 7 | For years he had been close friends with Kevin McCarthy and his wife . |