Example sentences of "[adj] years [noun prp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One may be amused — though not very — that after living in Italy for forty-five years Max still could not speak Italian , but such insularity is not to be imitated . |
| 2 | During the next few years Miloš gradually increased his influence within the administration of the pashalik , using the considerable wealth at his disposal to bribe Turkish officials . |
| 3 | During these years Wordsworth also began The Ruined Cottage ; this was later incorporated into Book i of The Excursion and suffered considerable modification . |
| 4 | In his latter years Tilden also studied the specific heat of metals over a wide range of temperatures , and the history of chemistry . |
| 5 | Most years Keith really gets off on the famine . |
| 6 | After an absence of over 20 years John recently rejoined the JCR when he had an accommodation problem whilst working on a contract in Birmingham . |