Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] years [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps if the age-gap of eight years between them had been less … perhaps if she herself had stayed at home for a few years instead of finding separate lodgings as soon as she 'd finished her A levels and joined Grantham and Marsh as a junior copywriter … |
| 2 | N. American Star has been available for a few years here in the UK . |
| 3 | Looking at the relaxed poses in our photographs , it will come as no surprise to learn that Clarissa modelled for a few years back in the 60s . |
| 4 | The controls , which laid down a minimum deposit for certain goods , restricted the amount of the finance charge which could be made and prohibited finance charges altogether for others , lingered on for a few years afterwards as part of what was still more or less a strictly managed war-time economy . |
| 5 | The butteris was in use until a hundred years ago in Britain with local variations in form , as seen in the examples from Oxfordshire and Sussex ( fig. 6.2 ) now in the Museum of Rural Life at Reading . |
| 6 | Cider and culinary apple orchards have gone the same way , all helped along until a few years ago by government grants to grub up the old trees and replace them with easy to spray , prune and pick bush types . |
| 7 | The rate for waggoning increased and in a few years up to about 11/ per 100 kibbles was paid for ore brought out to the Bonsor Mill . |