Example sentences of "had been for year " in BNC.
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| 1 | A recent divorce petition cited the fact that just about every wall , fitment and piece of furniture in the home was in a half-dismantled or half-done state and had been for years . |
| 2 | The effort of giving Sam as much exercise as he wanted made Albert more fit than he had been for years . |
| 3 | Her father 's order book was better filled than it had been for years , her mother 's health seemed good , Eileen was happy in her work as a pools clerk , and Tony and Helen were happily planning their wedding . |
| 4 | It would discourage profit and perhaps take us back to that nadir of Labour party policy when Shirley Williams was able to say with some pride that profit levels were the lowest they had been for years . |
| 5 | This year , the abundance of berries was the best it had been for years . |
| 6 | It was a place where boys and vagrants went , had been for years . |