Example sentences of "a [adj] years ['s] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few years ' work in the brothels of Bangkok can earn girls more money than their families ever dreamt of . |
| 2 | But any minister of even a few years ' experience of Christian leadership will be able to tell you of Godly issues which were debated in his Church with a bitterness and rancour totally out of harmony with their subject . |
| 3 | A few years ' experience in commerce , particularly in marketing will help even more . |
| 4 | New York became conditioned to skyscrapers which were torn down after a few years ' life to be replaced by newer skyscrapers . |
| 5 | Further , more local , threats are posed for the sake of a few years ' supply of raw materials . |
| 6 | Whilst missioner in Cambridgeshire — after a five years ' spell in Oxford he began to — read seriously and painstakingly — and , though untutored and without the benefit of lectures , he gained a degree in Classics at Cambridge University . |
| 7 | Two R-A-F bases with more than a hundred years ' service between them have closed as part of defence cuts . |