Example sentences of "within a few years the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a few years the movies had added a significant number of other social groups to its audience . |
| 2 | Within a few years the William Tyndale School returned to normal , and it is now a popular and flourishing institution . |
| 3 | But within a few years the Americans were using new machines , a fraction of the size , that an unskilled woman could operate for a fraction of the pay , and upon which she could spin as many stockings an hour as the Black Beauty — and without seams . |
| 4 | But , as Action on Smoking and Health predicted that within a few years the majority of companies will have smoking policies , Roger Stubbs , deputy managing director of MORI , warned a confrontation is looming between ‘ green consumers ’ and ‘ smoking civil libertarians ’ who insist aggressively on their right to smoke in public places or at work . |
| 5 | Within a few years the organisation was divided by decision of Annual Conference into seven districts , each covering between two and seven branches and each electing one representative to the Executive , except London , which was given two . |