Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] year ['s] [noun sg] they " in BNC.

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1 After ten years ' correspondence they venture to meet .
2 After four years ' courtship they were married in 1874 — he was 34 , she 33 .
3 In twenty years ' time they will remember their history teacher : his mannerisms , his irony and self-deprecating asides , his friendly interest in each of them .
4 In 40 years ' time they 'll say ‘ It was the first one out after the 400th Birthday Issue ’ .
5 " The greens as yet are slow but in two years ' time they will be difficult but a very good test of touch and eye .
6 In last year 's championship they managed a single draw and finished last .
7 They have given many parties in their time , but on New Year 's Eve they have always gone out to the gatherings of others — sometimes to several gatherings in the course of the evening , and some years separately , not always meeting even for the magic chimes .
8 On New Year 's Eve they made
9 On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus .
10 On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus .
11 On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours .
12 On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours .
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