Example sentences of "after [adv] than [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similar measures have been proposed for diplomas awarded after less than three years ' training . |
| 2 | President Mitterrand 's government ( which has still to finalise its IT plans after more than 18 months ' deliberation ) will , so it says , build on French strengths and remedy the weaknesses . |
| 3 | In 1678 , after more than 5 years ' detention on the barren rock , he was tried in Edinburgh and , with 60 other Covenanters , was sentenced to be banished to Virginia for the remainder of his life . |
| 4 | After more than 30 years ' work at Wharram Percy , it is possible to give a general account of what happened on the site , and , in view of the detailed work there , this may have implications for studies elsewhere . |
| 5 | The company says it will be running some time this year , after more than three years ' work . |