Example sentences of "and die within a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Born and dying within a decade of each other , both lacked formal university or professional training , both rejected Christian dogma but felt lost without it , both carved out careers for which there were few models , and both preferred to work with men , refusing to acknowledge the personal benefits gained from the feminist struggle . |
| 2 | Research has shown that some old people can not survive the emotional shock of moving to the Home and die within a few weeks . |
| 3 | ‘ We did not complete it because we would probably have faded out and died within a week . |
| 4 | He was on the point of taking the key fortress of Valencia in the same year , when he fell sick and died within a matter of weeks . |
| 5 | Unfortunately old Mr and Mrs Linton caught the fever too , and died within a few days of each other . |
| 6 | He took his father 's death with little show of regret but the mother became ill and died within a year of her husband . ’ |