Example sentences of "four years it " in BNC.

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1 In the first four years it nearly halved the PSBR , or borrowing requirement , from 5 per cent of GDP in 1978 — 9 to 2.7 per cent in 1982 — 3 and Britain had a markedly tighter fiscal stance than her Western European neighbours .
2 While they had shared championship success when they had first met , after a split of four years it was their second era together that brought the ultimate honour for them both — the 1987 Open Championship title .
3 It thinks in years , not months or weeks : the three or four years it takes to reach a degree ; the similar or longer period needed for a doctorate ; the intellectual shifts that occur over decades , even centuries .
4 The interior of Mr Broadhurst 's caravan had remained unchanged during the four years it had been sited at Cliff Top .
5 ‘ Over the last three or four years it has gradually got worse and if I ca n't find a cure I might have to give up distance running , ’ he said .
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