Example sentences of "but [prep] a [adj] year [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patients . |
| 2 | No doubt it appealed to his vanity and his ambition to be regarded as more than a mere fiddler ; but after a harrowing year it must have been a decision he bitterly regretted . |
| 3 | An unsuccessful fishing is a most discouraging event to the dwellers in these remote western isles : hundreds leaving every year for the east coast ; when fortunate , they will be able to bring home with them , after clearing all expenses for board , etc. , more than enough to pay the rent of their crofts ; but in a bad year they may come away in debt to the curer . |
| 4 | Naipaul learns that the only positive reaction is acceptance ; but in a whole year he does n't achieve it . |
| 5 | But in a few years it could find applications in the long-term treatment of parasitic diseases , and even as a contraceptive pill . |