Example sentences of "[noun] but [prep] [adj] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some small captives become pets but within five years they are potentially dangerous and have to be put behind bars . |
| 2 | All farms have rats and mice but in recent years they have been coming through from the barn into the house and getting into the furniture . |
| 3 | If in the year in which the benefit is given to the taxpayer the amount of the relevant income is less than the amount of the benefit then the individual is only taxed on the amount of the relevant income but in subsequent years he can be further charged if there is further relevant income but never in excess of the amount of the benefit ( s740(2) ) . |
| 4 | Birds respond to a wide range of sounds but for many years it was assumed that their low-frequency hearing was poorer than ours . |
| 5 | Like many a similar building it had declined in status but in recent years it has been handsomely restored to its former glory . |