Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a few years [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had gone there expecting ‘ to suffer the tedium of a few years living in the backveld , in order to make some very necessary repairs to the fortunes of myself and my small family ’ but found that ‘ against all expectations I had wandered into a bewilderingly interesting , exciting and varied World ’ . |
| 2 | Such a person should , I think , be prepared to act in this capacity for a few years to ensure continuity . |
| 3 | In a complex web of mystifying deals , Hibs were held together by a financial structure which in the space of a few years involved a local bookmaker , an English based company with extensive leisure interests in the west country and a company registered in Panama called Charcoal Holdings . |
| 4 | Such a register carefully maintained in a builder 's organisation will within a few years provide a detailed and comprehensive list of the majority of the subcontract labour available in an area , with consequent improvement in efficiency in locating a suitable work-force . |
| 5 | Many young people are attracted by the idea of a few years teaching EFL overseas on the basis of a minimal qualification , and the employment situation is therefore an essentially transient one . |
| 6 | The rhizome ( rootstock ) will remain in the heated tank for a few years producing fresh plants after periodic overwintering . |