Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] years [prep] [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Upon his release after 26 years in jail he will discover that he is more free than either his wife , Albertina , or his journalist son , Zwelakhe , who are both ‘ restricted ’ by the authorities under the long-standing state of emergency . |
| 2 | After five years in Yorkshire he was transferred to Manchester City for £56,000 and a year later made the fateful move to Torino . |
| 3 | After five years in Vienna he taught in Trieste , Greece and Moldavia before studying philosophy in Halle . |
| 4 | For ten years after graduation he worked as a curate in Somerset , most of the time as assistant to his father . |
| 5 | During 15 years with EMI he worked in artist development , marketing , promotion and public relations , and on leaving the company in 1989 he was the director of public relations and communications , EMI Music Worldwide . |
| 6 | Venables , 50 , is the only player to have represented England at every level from schoolboy to full international , and during 15 years in management he has won two major trophies the Spanish championship with Barcelona and the FA Cup with Tottenham . |
| 7 | Mr Recorder Shaun Spencer QC placed Ninham on probation for two years on condition he takes medication to control his libido . |
| 8 | At forty-five years of age he was at the height of his powers , determined to drive out the Almoravids and bring about a united Spain . |