Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] years " in BNC.

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1 I do Lean On Me , the Bill Withers song , and Wind Beneath My Wings , a big Bette Midler song from a coupla years ago , and some Elvis and Little Richard things . ’
2 And if you 've got somebody who 's gon na be promoted or you think might be promoted in a couple years ' time , or even yeah less than that , well what should you be doing ?
3 Similarly , if a cancer is found at a screening colonoscopy in a patient presenting to a unit years after the programme entry date for example , colitis of 17 years duration or when referred from another centre it can not be counted a success becaue these cancers represent a selected group detected outside the regular surveillance protocol .
4 But , when I was asked to go on a demonstration years ago , I did n't because I just do n't see gender as a problem .
5 ‘ I 've got an even better one — told me by a cowman years ago — when charged by a bull , stand your ground and when it gets close enough , grab it by the nose .
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