Example sentences of "been [verb] in years " in BNC.
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| 1 | She started a craze for pearl chokers , which had not been seen in years . |
| 2 | There was a little shop in my home town that I had liked very much , selling old bits and pieces , books and engravings ; all that was for sale was in a jumble , and the windows had not been cleaned in years . |
| 3 | He 'd been cleaning out the fireplace and clearing the flue , neither of which appeared to have been used in years . |
| 4 | The show , the biggest and best yet , featured not only competitions but continued with its farming and countryside theme , which has been popularised in years gone by . |
| 5 | Ehm er chair er Sheila from Harlow secretary of the film society which has operated here since the playhouse opened moved from the town hall er we do get people past the door we have been doing in years erm and I personally I 'm also here as an individual I 've been an arts lover for forty five years of my life in Harlow . |