Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] a few years [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says that in a few years gas will become expensive , and coal will be waiting in the wings as a cheap form of energy . |
| 2 | ‘ Margaret I hope you do n't mind my saying this , but are n't you forgetting that in a few years Dickie 'll be grown up ? |
| 3 | It 's safe to say that in a few years time they will be playing Las Vegas . ’ |
| 4 | His success was short-lived and within a few years Ivan had to accept Turkish suzerainty . |
| 5 | But within a few years Browne 's fortunes were restored : he acquired monopolies of the manufacture and sales of both iron and bronze ordnance , as well as iron pots , kettles , chimney backs , and iron weights ‘ in the French manner ’ . |