Example sentences of "a few years [adv] [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was amazed , I could get to places with cameras which just a few years ago Russians would n't have been allowed to visit , ’ he said . |
| 2 | A few years ago Jo would have been unable to resist a put-down , but the Hollywood brat had grown up and knew how and when to be gracious . |
| 3 | He said a few years ago patients could be ‘ fairly guaranteed ’ a bed on the unit . |
| 4 | He said a few years ago patients could be ‘ fairly guaranteed ’ a bed on the unit if they needed one . |
| 5 | Maybe a few years ago people would have disapproved . |