Example sentences of "[noun prp] after [num] years ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Taurus , a computer project that was to have delivered paperless share settlement , was scrapped in March after five years ' work and a £400m ( $150m ) outlay by the City . |
2 | At the other end of the world , Shackleton had reached South Georgia Island after two years ' isolation in Antarctica : |
3 | It was in 1945 that I came back to England after five years ' absence in Greece and Egypt . |
4 | Elena described her feelings on returning to the little town of her birth , San Jose de las Flores , in Chalatenango after three years ' absence . |
5 | LEN Radford bids a fond farewell to production director Roy Naylor after 31 years ' service as a placer in the biscuit kilns department at Barlaston . |
6 | The head waiter , enchanted to see Ricky after three years ' absence , kissed him on both cheeks , enquired after his elbow , and found him a quiet corner . |