Sentence examples for was unoccupied for from inspiring English sources

Built in 1651, the family seat of St Giles House was unoccupied for many years following the death of the 9th Earl of Shaftesbury, and fell into disrepair apart from one wing used as the estate office.

They have been unoccupied for decades, and their future is undetermined.

Even then, the property is believed to have been unoccupied for at least 12 months.

"He said, 'it's a teardown.' " The structure had been unoccupied for more than a year.

Only 1% of young people are unoccupied for more than a year between 16 and 18.

The house on Lexington Avenue had been unoccupied for three years, said Elvenia Campbell, the owner of a home next door.

"It's been unoccupied for around 20 years," said Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.

The Labour peer was investigated over claims that she was paid expenses on a flat in Kent that had been unoccupied for years.

In contrast to England, the Scottish government defines property as long-term empty when it has been unoccupied for more than six months.

The New Yorker, April 4 , 1959P. 37 A group of colored children in Cape Town enjoyed playing near a cottage that had been unoccupied for some years.

"They replied within an hour saying: We have recorded your house as being unoccupied for census purposes and you should not receive any further contact about the census to your address.