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Expression: "He had been searching for gold..."



 
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Expression: "The water gushed out of his mouth." | the usage of in the morning, in the afternoon
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Expression: "He had been searching for gold..." Wed Jun 04, 2008 18:16 pm  Expression: "He had been searching for gold..."		  
Hi

Would you say the following sentences carry the same meaning?

Quote:
He had been searching for gold for the last 20 years.
He had been searching for gold for 20 years.

Thanks,

Tom
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Expression: "He had been searching for gold..." Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:24 am  Expression: "He had been searching for gold..."		  
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Yes, if the second context does not place the most recent of the 20 years farther back in time than 'now'.
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