Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun] a [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , the land which stretches back to Rockhill Farm from Swingswang on the opposite side of that road is all part and parcel of the County Council smallholdings , and only two fields away they sold off a piece of land a few years ago which has now been developed on to the frontage of the Banbury Road , which is in fact the Cromwell Business Park . |
| 2 | Gene Nocon introduced me to the technique of pre-flash a few years ago and it altered the way I approach printing . |
| 3 | Gene Nocon introduced me to the technique of pre-flash a few years ago and it altered the way I approach printing . |
| 4 | One critic , reviewing Field of Dreams a few years ago , claimed Hollywood was now besotted with the family . |
| 5 | ‘ Was n't he involved in some sort of scandal a few years ago ? ’ |
| 6 | We picked these up on a visit we made to the island of Haiti a few years ago , and they 've become part of our Christmas celebrations ever since . ’ |
| 7 | The dropping of the detailed prescription of hours a few years later did not disturb history 's dominant position among the core subjects of the liberal , grammar tradition . |
| 8 | The following song was broadcast on the radio and was on sale in the record shops , yet the wearing of miniskirts a few years later was denounced as improper and an example of western sexual decadence and permissiveness ! |
| 9 | Mr Hitch 's son told me that there was a lack of enthusiasm a few years ago but , with new blood on the committee , it is once again gaining in popularity . |