Sentence examples for empty five years from inspiring English sources

And in Tianjin, in the northeast, the city spent lavishly on a huge district festooned with golf courses, hot springs and thousands of villas that are still empty five years after completion.

About four, including the one on Margate high street, are still empty seven years on.

"For people driving through the community," said Mr. Suskauer, owner of David Gary Ltd., a fine arts shop, and president of the Downtown Millburn Development Alliance, "seeing some stores empty three years or more on one particular corner creates a poor image".

Sixty lots remained empty four years after the storm.

"Ahhhh," cried Robert Arbor, who opened Le Solex there in 1998, after the spot had sat empty for five years.

I remember waking up on the morning of the opening night and feeling completely empty, after five years".

Two blocks from the Galleria is a boarded-up former Macy's that has been empty for five years, sapping the energy from the heart of the downtown.

The new owners set about restoring the old inn, which, having been empty for five years, bore a striking resemblance to the Addams Family abode.

Created by the community to collect rainwater, these reservoirs have been empty for five years and they have now become a place where children play.

If the kids aren't named on the beneficiary form, the IRA reverts to the estate and must be emptied in five years or, if the deceased had already hit 701/2, his remaining life expectancy.

A 50% empty homes premium on properties standing empty for two years has been available to councils since last April.