Example sentences of "few seasons " in BNC.
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| 1 | I write that the paradox is apparent because there have been signs of the same phenomenon in England over the past few seasons — and also because it is not at all surprising when you come to think about it . |
| 2 | Hopeful youngsters clashed with old timers playing out their last few seasons in the reserve leagues , which were as competitive as the first-team games and often a lot tougher . |
| 3 | ‘ Duckie ’ Weston , a renowned local breeder , was an Aylesbury follower in his time , and one confused bird did waddle aimlessly around the ground a few seasons ago , but according to the club 's chief executive , Tony Graham , ‘ they are a devil of a mascot to parade about . ’ |
| 4 | It was the fate of countless unfortunates a few seasons ago to become the terraces ' substitute for Sylvester Stallone . |
| 5 | ‘ Duckie ’ Weston , a renowned local breeder , was an Aylesbury follower in his time , and one confused bird did waddle aimlessly around the ground a few seasons ago , but according to the club 's chief executive , Tony Graham , ‘ they are a devil of a mascot to parade about . ’ |
| 6 | It was the fate of countless unfortunates a few seasons ago to become the terraces ' substitute for Sylvester Stallone . |
| 7 | Perhaps it is n't fully appreciated how easy greenhouses are to move , especially if they are aluminium and just a few seasons old . |
| 8 | Reinhardt at once invited him to join his Viennese theatre company , and within a few seasons Henreid had become one of its leading players . |
| 9 | Things had gone well for both families over the past few seasons and each farm was thriving . |
| 10 | George was a local boy from Croydon , and that in itself was a rarity , for virtually all the Palace staff in our first few seasons were professionals from the north of England , whom manager Jack Robson had brought with him from Middlesbrough . |
| 11 | Within a few seasons it should be possible to interpret the motion vectors quantitatively and to represent them in more realistic terms than in the cartoon of Figure 2 . |
| 12 | County clubs , meanwhile , can help by welcoming former players , be they great or small , and in particular by forming old player associations , as Somerset has done in the last few seasons , as some have been doing for decades . |
| 13 | In very few seasons , the practice of jumping off mountains with a ram-air parachute in tow , and prolonged descents with steerable harness has accelerated design at a rapid rate . |
| 14 | In fact , the present strength in depth of the England set-up and the fine organisation nationally bodes extremely well for the next few seasons . |
| 15 | Perhaps he will be able to get the best out of Springbok centre Faffa Knoetze who has been battling with injury and actuarial exams for the last few seasons . |
| 16 | ‘ The 5-0 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday could prove to be a watershed , just like our 9-0 defeat a few seasons ago . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Gary can only answer by performing in the style we have grown accustomed to for the last few seasons . ’ |
| 18 | But the game 's top men are hoping they can devise a constructive plan for improvement so that the awfulness of the past few seasons might soon be no more than a bad dream . |
| 19 | The surprise choice for the New Zealand tour was Michael Bradley , a scrum-half who has been completely out of international reckoning over the past few seasons . |
| 20 | The problem position , of course , is fly-half — the berth that has given Ireland the greatest of difficulties over the past few seasons . |
| 21 | A few seasons back she had a small show at the now defunct 49th Parallel gallery but this is the first time New Yorkers will get to see works by this figurative painter in any profusion . |
| 22 | German genre subjects have been flat for the past few seasons , so it was a pleasant surprise that Franz von Defregger 's ‘ Tyrolean zither player ’ ( est. $70–90,00 ) sold for $105,000 ( £70,000 ) . |
| 23 | Be warned : time is a great leveller and it takes a few seasons in the hard world outside the show marquee for a new rose to find its true level . |
| 24 | The discreet grooming of the past few seasons has come alive this autumn with a splash of colour . |
| 25 | The biggest developments in men 's fashion in the past few years — the explosion of sportswear in everyday clothes , the return of knitwear and the gradual softening of the suit 's construction — are more than likely to stay with us for a good few seasons yet . |
| 26 | Over the next few seasons debts continued to mount and in an unprecedented move Athletico again made history , becoming the first club to introduce the £1 pork pie . |
| 27 | Lancashire 's hope is that slow left-armer Alex Barnett , who has joined them from Middlesex , will develop over the next few seasons into the matchwinning spinner they have been seeking ever since Jack Simmons retired . |
| 28 | Mum and dad are both noted stayers , while a few seasons ago his grandad , I 'm Slippy , roared to victory in the sport 's blue riband event , the Greyhound Derby . |
| 29 | ‘ This is a bleak chamber in our watering place which is yet called the Assembly Rooms and understood to be available on hire for balls or concerts , and , some few seasons since , an ancient gentleman came down who said that he had danced there in bygone ages with the Honourable Miss Peepy , well known to have been the Beauty of her day and the cruel occasion of innumerable duels . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It 's extraordinary to think Kevin left United a few seasons ago on a free — and now he 's playing so well for us . |