Example sentences of "many years before they " in BNC.
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| 1 | These five cars received the least modifications of any of the South Metropolitan fleet and in fact it was many years before they were even repainted , running in deep chocolate and ivory , with only the fleet numbers and badges altered . |
| 2 | Some Old Testament books describe events that occurred many years before they were written . |
| 3 | They could sense our nervous impatience , and they were determined to remember everything very clearly , for it could be many years before they would again have the opportunity to witness such exotic behaviour . |
| 4 | The little orange trees which grow are pretty but it will be many years before they are big enough to produce oranges . |
| 5 | Consequently they underinvest in long-term projects which take many years before they yield a positive return . |
| 6 | This adage was true in the days when pears were grafted onto a miscellany of vigorous rootstocks , which encouraged the growth of great , large trees which took many years before they settled down to cropping . |