Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] [art] few year " in BNC.
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| 1 | The escalating cost of these tax benefits would be checked within a few years of this policy being implemented . |
| 2 | Like the books mentioned above , its specific content will be superseded in a few years ; but in meantime the book may be able to rescue some future Nobel laureates from becoming otherwise lost in cyberspace . |
| 3 | Given this set of circumstances , it could be that the new wave of information technology firms will never turn into a real breaker , but be seen in a few years as just a ripple on the pond . |
| 4 | The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades . |
| 5 | ‘ Supplies of suitable coal in the future can not be guaranteed and unless the current experiments with oil firing are successful then it is likely that steam operation on S.M.R. may have to be abandoned in a few years time . |
| 6 | The effervescent executive is likely to be gone in a few years , many of the employees will be gone , and the owners may be different as well . |
| 7 | The ground was cropped until it was exhausted and had to be left for a few years to recuperate . |
| 8 | A short cork is perfectly adequate for a wine destined to be drunk within a few years . |
| 9 | As the article correctly acknowledges , generally magnox fuel must be reprocessed within a few years of discharge from a reactor , from an advanced gas-cooled reactor ( AGR ) , fuel may be stored underwater for somewhat longer periods and for much longer in a dry store . |
| 10 | It was felt that this type of exercise would probably not be repeated for a few years . |