Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] for a few years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now actually Mill did put the his erm this proposal forward , he was a member of parliament for a few years and he was trying to get this discussed in parliament . |
| 2 | Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise . |
| 3 | We went into Street for a few years and then we came up here in nineteen twenty eight . |
| 4 | Carruthers was appointed as District Geologist in charge and Dinham was also posted there from Scotland for a few years . |
| 5 | Yeah , they had n't been in hospital for a few years , they have n't , I 've never known to go in . |
| 6 | Darwin settled down in London for a few years and became an active member of the Geological Society . |
| 7 | Astra does not expect to make a profit on omeprazole for a few years yet , and — unfortunately for Astra — Glaxo has the resources to continue the scientific tussle . |
| 8 | Ditton worked in the bakery over vacations for a few years and reckoned that each man had an illegal income of about 10 per cent of his bread sales , very little of which appeared as a loss in the firm 's financial records . |
| 9 | Carole Ann Ford made her first film appearance at the age of eight , retired to school for a few years , and then emerged again at fifteen , working constantly thereafter until her landing of the part of Susan Foreman in the Summer of 1963 . |
| 10 | I 'd been to sea for a few years . |
| 11 | Having worked at Billingham for a few years he was appointed as a commissioning engineer for an ammonia plant in Canada before moving in 1985 to manage the leading concept ammonia [ LCA ] plant at Severnside , Avonmouth . |
| 12 | Perhaps if the age-gap of eight years between them had been less … perhaps if she herself had stayed at home for a few years instead of finding separate lodgings as soon as she 'd finished her A levels and joined Grantham and Marsh as a junior copywriter … |
| 13 | He remained at sea for a few years and probably visited the United States . |