Example sentences of "years [adv] [pers pn] have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he was jilted after five years together it had a devastating effect . |
| 2 | Yeah I mean we did insert actually in the Chairman 's statement a cautionary note about the credit announcement because two years ago we had a similar increase which in fact by the time we got to the end of the year had disappeared so we view it with a lot of caution is the answer if you ask me to be more precise I ca n't because we 've never really had a set of tax increases the like of which we face now any other questions ? |
| 3 | A few years ago he had a flourishing little business going in that shop of his , and now look at him . |
| 4 | But five years ago you had a good job , prospects , a nice house , money in the bank . |
| 5 | Solid drinking ‘ Two years ago I had a one-day relapse after a very long time of being sober . |
| 6 | A couple of years ago I had a fascinating conversation with Professor Max Clues on just this subject . |
| 7 | I am glad to report that A.agassizii is not one of these species — some years ago I had a male live for four years in hard alkaline water , and a lifespan of three years is quite normal . |
| 8 | A COUPLE of years ago I had a short series published in Everyday Electronics covering the design of regulated power units . |