Example sentences of "[coord] within [adj] years [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others are moving into the frame and within five years it is possible that more than half of all lamb will be sold overseas . |
| 2 | The fragile democratic institutions of Weimar were not able to survive the sense of defeat , the recession and Hitler 's onslaught , and within fifteen years he was elected Chancellor . |
| 3 | She learned to stand up from sitting in a chair , and within two years she was able to walk short distances , even outside , with very little help . |
| 4 | Henrietta did not lose interest in her impecunious father and within two years she was with him aboard HMS Bullfinch for the trials of his new screw propeller . |
| 5 | It paid off — ‘ I actually got a job , then another , and within two years I was working every day . ’ |
| 6 | He decided to brew a long-lasting , high quality version of this porter and within ten years he was exporting his ‘ Guinness Extra Strong Porter ’ to London . |
| 7 | Some small captives become pets but within five years they are potentially dangerous and have to be put behind bars . |