Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for a [adj] 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 | In 1986 , when leading , he hit a four-iron into it , his confidence seemingly shattered for a few years after . |
| 4 | However , while searching the many rooms for signs of the species Homo Sapiens , Daisy caught herself on a mystic spinning wheel and fell into a sleep so deep it would surely last for a hundred years ( zzzzzzzz ! — Ed ) . |
| 5 | The politburo convened on March 9-10 , and on March 12 all official media organs gave prominent coverage to the resultant communiqué which declared unequivocally that economic reform should be " firmly maintained for a hundred years " . |
| 6 | Local information suggests that it was occasionally worked for a few years after this , but by the 1950s had stopped completely . |