Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] few years [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We think they should be able to get jobs and hope they will stay for a few years at least . |
| 2 | He was my foursomes partner for a few years in international golf and there is no better way to assess another 's playing ability . |
| 3 | Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix . |
| 4 | But once that 's been accepted you ca n't argue with the price and this jacket 's certain to keep you warm for a few years at least . |
| 5 | He then occupied a country living for a few years before returning to Winchester as chaplain to the Bishop , George Morley , who was a close friend of Izaak Walton . |
| 6 | Unfortunately the cup was only awarded for a few years before that too disappeared . |
| 7 | The branch line had survived for a few years as a single line until its final demise . |
| 8 | This brought the number of District Geologists in Edinburgh up to 3 , a repetition of the situation which had existed for a few years in the 1920s . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd settle for a few years with four legs like a cheetah and be able to go at forty miles an hour , ’ Otley declared . |
| 10 | The government 's Countryside Commission argued that the licence should only have been renewed for a few years during a thorough review of military land requirements . |