Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [num] years [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not merely jump on the bandwagon of the great railway boom , but rethought the whole business from scratch and — with sound reasoning — adopted a broad gauge ( 7 feet ) which only had to be converted to the ‘ standard ’ gauge of 4 feet 8½ inches after nearly sixty years because it had become isolated from the rest of the country 's railway network . |
| 2 | Part-time cleaner Betty Woods , 60 , paid full contributions for just four years before she wed Ron , 62 . |
| 3 | I knew him over a period of about two years before he died . |
| 4 | ‘ I was unemployed for nearly two years before I came here , I do know what it 's like . |
| 5 | Moreover , both these leaders served immensely long political apprenticeships before finally winning independence ; Jinnah was at the forefront of Indian politics for nearly 40 years before he got his Pakistan ; Nehru was hailed as the Crown prince of Indian nationalism over 20 years before he was able to keep his tryst with destiny . |
| 6 | I was a lapsed fan for about 4 years until I was 9 . |
| 7 | I 'd probably been teaching for about four years before I began to have that confidence . |
| 8 | ‘ I still use Marshalls and I 've got a 100-watt head , although it 's nowhere near as good as an early '60s 50-watt Marshall which I used for about nine years before it got stolen . |
| 9 | er and of course I 've known Walter for years but I do n't know his wife , I 've never met his wife and of course not being able to get out into the street now , I should get out for about two years after I lost my husband and then I got this er awful pain nobody knows unless they have it er this arthritis in my knees , you see , and erm and then I found that it was too much for me to er otherwise I used to walk up to the post box road and I used to count the steps , three hundred and something steps there and three hundred and something back , you see , and to the front door , you see , but I , I ca n't do it now but I have with help and I went out last year with er Mrs and er twice we went to Dulwich which I enjoyed and so did she and the last time we went to and er we had our lunch and we went to see my cousins at West Suffolk and and , and then came home again , you see , and that 's the only time I went out last year and usually I used to go to for a day and I am hoping that if I , I am hoping , well you can only hope , that I might perhaps go so out one Sunday , once , just once in the , you see , because er , th that 's when when you 're old you 've got to keep , you 've got to hope for something |
| 10 | Millend stood idle for about eight years until it eventually became the home of The Mechanical Malting Company , later The Automatic Malting Co , who remained there until 1931 . |
| 11 | He had a pleasure boat for about ten years before he died , used to run fucking tourists down to Hampton Court , that sort of stuff . ’ |
| 12 | Q I have been using extra red Henna on my hair for almost two years while I 've been growing my hair . |
| 13 | I am a hobbyist of some years standing and I have had my Hatchetfish for over two years since they were no bigger than ½ pieces . |
| 14 | Most of the sample group ( 82 per cent ) had been using for over two years before they first sought treatment . |
| 15 | One study found that nearly two thirds of patients had had their incontinence for over two years before they first sought professional advice . |
| 16 | Many of us here present today have worked for our employers for over two years so we have some protection under law . |
| 17 | A farmer and his wife have been teaching their son at home for over two years because they do n't want him to go to a special school . |
| 18 | Mr. Dennis has had the benefit of living in the house , despite his bankruptcy , for over eight years since he was adjudicated bankrupt . |
| 19 | We 've been lending money to individuals for over 50 years so we 're certainly experienced in keeping our customers satisfied . |
| 20 | They worked together for over three years before they fell in love . |
| 21 | Olly 's background , first on the electric instrument and subsequently on the double bass , took him around the jazz and blues clubs of the London circuit for over ten years before he teamed up with Melanie . |
| 22 | Harry put in 410 League appearances for Crystal Palace and that stood as a record for over 30 years until it was overtaken by Terry Long in the late 1960s . |
| 23 | Eddie Chattaway had been taking part in the tournament for over twenty years before he loosed his winning arrow in 1977 . |
| 24 | They 'll take at least two years before they become fully established then very little maintenance will be needed . |
| 25 | Yes , but I 've , they 've got to guarantee the repair for at least two years after they 've done it . |
| 26 | But at least two years because it would take us that time to furnish the house . |
| 27 | As we explained in our previous book , and as virtually all serious biblical scholars concur , the Gospels , in treating such issues as these , were either drastically rewritten or , more likely , distorted the events they describe — which would have taken place at least thirty years before they were composed . |
| 28 | But latterly I 've been here very little ; in fact it must be at least fifteen years since I stayed here for any length of time … |
| 29 | It was at least fifteen years since he 'd carried a glass across a room to her . |
| 30 | Your Koi will probably take at least 2–3 years before they are old enough to breed . |