Example sentences of "have [verb] a [adj] years [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I accept that it has taken a few years for the process to be completed , but everyone who studies the history books will be able to trace the downfall of the Thatcher Government — as some may still call it — to the time when she was foolish enough to remove the right hon. Gentleman from the duties that he was carrying out so successfully . |
| 2 | Having spent a few years in both camps the matter was resolved in 1981 when Stoddards and Templetons were merged . |
| 3 | We might even be able to evolve an exact reconstruction of a dodo by selectively breeding pigeons , though we 'd have to live a million years in order to complete the experiment . |
| 4 | I just wondered if someone who had spent a few years in medical school might take a job away from the field … just for a summer . |
| 5 | I have had a few years in which to practise cooking and , somewhat immodestly , I think this cake recipe could be classed as excellent . |