Example sentences of "and [prep] [art] few years [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for a few years it had just about done so . |
| 2 | Her father encouraged her desire to learn navigation and other aspects of seamanship , and after a few years her proficiency was obvious to everyone who sailed with her . |
| 3 | Merceron 's political career began in 1787 , and within a few years he had became a vestryman , a tax commissioner , and a justice of the peace . |
| 4 | Captain French died in 1854 and within a few years his wife was confined to a mental home . |
| 5 | The first adult Scout troop formed was the 1st Duke of Grafton 's Own ( Clapham St. Bede 's ) which was formed in 1913 , and within a few years there were also Scouters and Guiders established in London at West Ham , Green Lanes ( St. John of Beverley 's ) , North Clapham and Stoke Newington . |