He had been lying about it for 5 years and it just stuck.
This tree has lain here for six million years.
We Americans have been lying to one other for 12 years, saying one thing and believing another.
"They might be afraid because they are lying to us for 20 years."
These particular dogs have lied for nearly three years.
Maybe I was lied to for too many years.
Here's a crusty city editor explaining to his star reporter why he had to lie to her for so many years.
Would these people resent being lied to for four years?
It had been lying there for at least twenty years, probably longer.
The seeds are tough and may lie dormant in soil for many years.