Example sentences of "[prep] the first [adj] years i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I often wish I could live them over again , even though for the first four years I had to supplement my poor earnings by doing evening jobs . ’ |
| 2 | For the first few years I rested my chin on the concrete wall separating the spectators from the players and saw many wondrous things . |
| 3 | For the first few years I romped to cover up the new loneliness . |
| 4 | I was never out of that for the first few years I was saved , I was always getting in there , confessing my sins . |
| 5 | ‘ I found that within the first two years I more than trebled my external income simply because I was entertaining at a large conference-style table in a nicely furnished area . |