Example sentences of "a few years [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaking at an Amnesty International meeting in Blackpool , Mr Waldegrave said that up to a few years ago the Soviet Union 's record was appalling and its policy unyielding . |
| 2 | A few years ago the French would come through the tunnel for an evening at Filippo 's , said Gioachino . |
| 3 | A few years ago an old Aboriginal woman named Lardie Moonlight died in Boulia , a small town in western Queensland . |
| 4 | Purcell declared that in his first set of trio sonatas he had ‘ faithfully endeavour 'd a just imitation of the most fam 'd Italian Masters ’ , and a few years later a French writer , Le Cerf de La Viéville , complained bitterly of ‘ cette fureur de composer des sonates á la manière italienne ’ . |
| 5 | A few years earlier the reddish-yellow Sheeted Somerset , which probably became extinct before 1890 , had been described as a mainly polled breed remarkable for nothing except its coat pattern : the belted pattern became popular among those who liked decorative livestock in their parks . |