Example sentences of "[vb past] known for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the flowers , a tribute from the hospital , to a nurse they 'd known for 5 years who 'll be deeply missed . |
| 2 | Crosby in 1981 was a classic example : the voters lost a man they had known for thirty years and they did n't know who to vote for instead . |
| 3 | Wenger 's data show that 43 per cent of elderly people named as a confidant someone they had known for at least 50 years , and 75 per cent named someone they had known for 30 years . |
| 4 | A few minutes later we were seated at a corner table in the small bistro which I had known for several years . |
| 5 | She was a woman he had known for several years now ; one with whom he had never slept ; one who half repelled , and ever half attracted him . |
| 6 | Doctors had known for 50 years about an enzyme that could dissolve the ligament without cutting . |