Sentence examples for lay empty for from inspiring English sources

"The whole of the St George Wharf site was developed at considerable risk and after it lay empty for decades.

It fell into ruins during Cromwell's time and lay empty for 200 years before being rescued by the Dent family, who still own it today.

She previously sat on a council to advise the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, on asylum seeker policy, but was not reappointed when the panel was reformed in May after it lay empty for six months.

It lay empty – for political reasons – for several years, more white elephant than whale, but finally opened 18 months ago, with a new craft-beer bar, aptly named Jónás.

The abbey was made uninhabitable, the lead from the roof, the bell metal, and other valuable materials were confiscated for the king, and the building lay empty for nine years.

The Polícia Judiciária case file, which was released in August 2008, showed that 5A lay empty for a month after the disappearance, then had been let out to other tourists before being sealed off in August 2007 for more forensic tests.

The new theatre, built to seat 8,000, has lain empty for years.

By the mid-2000s, it had lain empty for years, being far too large for the now-shrunken local economy.

When we moved into this house it had lain empty for a few years so there was a lot that needed to be done.

There is no evidence of occupation after the 4th century, and the site seems to have lain empty for 500 years.

Now they lie empty for only 21 weeks, although that is still worse than anywhere else.Despite the overall progress, there are still big discrepancies between similar councils.