Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] years [conj] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sentinel has been working on the concept of the machine for eight years and says it will be supplying the systems to five major customers , for use in insurance as well as telecommunications applications , in the third quarter . |
| 2 | I was on a local council for some years that thought it was well run , but we still found it possible to get rid of a tier of management . |
| 3 | He has sported the distinctive moustache for many years and admitted it took some ‘ bare-faced cheek ’ to get rid of it . |
| 4 | The task of implementing this change of policy fell on Roger Brown , then editor in succession to Ralph Gee , who had been responsible for the printing of the paper for many years and edited it for a short period . |
| 5 | He was a taxi driver in Newton Aycliffe for two years but gave it up as it was ‘ soul-destroying ’ . |