Example sentences of "few years they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Give or take a few years they are contemporaries , and yet historically people place Brian Way very much earlier . |
| 2 | Today the big draught breeds , especially in the Massif Central , have found new roles in the beef industry and over the last few years they have been exported in increasing numbers to boost beef production in several parts of the world , sometimes displacing some of the famous traditional British beef breeds . |
| 3 | After a few years they may find that not enough of their nature is being fulfilled . |
| 4 | The last few years they had been more apart , until in 1969 they both rediscovered each other in one of the first Women 's Liberation groups in London . |
| 5 | In the past few years they have done such a great job in establishing a platform to build on . ’ |
| 6 | Over the next few years they built up a 650-acre farm , a sizeable chunk of which was bought with 20,000 of Frances ' inheritance . |
| 7 | For the next few years they stay in these fresh waters but even at this stage in their lives , their wanderings do not cease . |
| 8 | Because they arrive with an expectation of moving on within a few years they refrain — ; if only for reasons of emotional self-defence — from putting down ‘ roots ’ and involving themselves too closely in village affairs . |
| 9 | Over the last few years they have simply been brought into line with demand . |
| 10 | For the first few years they were happy together . |
| 11 | For the last few years they had only discussed their respective businesses and he had listened to his father 's bitter complaints about hunt saboteurs . |
| 12 | There was a lovely tree outside old Boots shop there they took all them away and put these little ones down the middle and I also brought it up when they did Weekday Cross they took the trees which had only been there a few years they took them all down and put put some others up some little twiggly things you know . |
| 13 | Mind you , I think the last few years they they 'd sort of erm relaxed a bit more |
| 14 | They 've always had links with industry and commerce , but over the last few years they 've recognised the need to develop and publicise their links . |