He spent the next six years looking for a job.
Sometimes working at two jobs each, they have spent the last five years looking for a house of their own.
"We already know what four more years of a Bush administration will look like," he said.
Indeed, the whole year looks likely to break the record of $7.7 billion set in 2000.
You must remember that they were six years looking for it.
I spent the whole of last year looking at a computer screen.
He had spent too many years looking over his shoulder ever to think of himself as being safe.
If those were the numbers that people focused on, the year would look just fine.
This year looks good, but next year's budget is a cause for concern.
When the white elephant died, he spent many years looking for another one.