Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] [art] few year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately the cup was only awarded for a few years before that too disappeared . |
| 2 | Between the wars the Salvation Army started in Kent Road , but only lasted for a few years . |
| 3 | When told by them that the sales of budgerigar seed were disastrous and the market might easily disappear within a few years , Mrs Franklin came back with what you may think was a simple answer — but it was profound in terms of changing British public opinion — she said , " Breed your own consumers . " |
| 4 | Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd will close parts of three ageing plants in the Tokyo area due to restructuring : plants in eastern Tokyo , Hachioji and Takasaki , both in northwestern Tokyo , will be partly closed within a few years , and construction of a new plant in Shimizu , west of Tokyo , due to open in 1995 , has been postponed , too . |
| 5 | In 1986 , when leading , he hit a four-iron into it , his confidence seemingly shattered for a few years after . |
| 6 | Local information suggests that it was occasionally worked for a few years after this , but by the 1950s had stopped completely . |