Example sentences of "of [noun] [prep] a few years " in BNC.

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1 Now actually Mill did put the his erm this proposal forward , he was a member of parliament for a few years and he was trying to get this discussed in parliament .
2 Obviously we are not going to cure the blight of centuries in a few years .
3 ‘ We could find people who wanted £3m worth of business over a few years , but failed to get any quick profit deals .
4 Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise .
5 It is still worthwhile building up a stock of components though , and most electronics hobbyists end up with quite a large store of components after a few years .
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