Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] a few years " in BNC.

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1 The Cabernet Sauvignon from Languedoc is made by a company that was struggling to make ends meet by blending plonk until a few years ago .
2 Entrants then work in a variety of units and can expect promotion within a few years to lance-corporal and corporal .
3 In any case , one or another form of ‘ Christianity ’ must have reached Britain within a few years of the time specified by Gildas .
4 It is easy to be put off buying a greenhouse simply because you might be moving house in a few years .
5 So I lost interest for a few years .
6 Er so we wrote to the heads of the schools and they were quite willing to accommodate er us and then I found out that er Muslims are already taking assemblies for a few years .
7 The only other Briton to win both Opens is Tony Jacklin who , incidentally , came to Jersey to live and play golf for a few years after his retirement from the professional circuit .
8 The substantial proportion of newly qualified doctors ( 18–25% ) who never practise or who leave medicine within a few years was , however , ignored .
9 ‘ When I came back from the war , we still had rationing for a few years .
10 Hugh began as a chargehand in the Teasing Department , where he returned to become foreman after a few years in the Dyed Wool Blending Department .
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