Example sentences of "be [adv] a few years ago " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , as a result of automation and computerisation , production costs as a percentage of total cost are now considerably lower than they were only a few years ago . |
| 2 | ‘ When the meteorite landed there were big problems in Kershaw , just like there were again a few years ago . |
| 3 | It is only a few years ago that we were being warned about the arrival of another ice age , for heavens ' sake ! |
| 4 | It was only a few years ago that cheques and cash were the only means of payment available . |
| 5 | In essence , then , there is far less to see of the history of industrial landscapes than there was even a few years ago . |
| 6 | I believe that I will always remember it , even though it was quite a few years ago and even though it has recurred quite a few times since . |
| 7 | And er that was quite a few years ago , about the conditions and on tea estates , and er er that was partly why we switched mostly to Kenyan tea I think after that . |