Example sentences of "[prep] years [pers pn] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a couple of years they would be exchanged for someone else of sufficiently high position . |
| 2 | Every couple of years we would rewrite the address book , leaving out those items not referenced in the index and up-date the index ( or write another one ) . |
| 3 | If prices remained high for a number of years it would become economic to develop marginal deposits in other parts of the world , such as Indonesia , New Guinea , New Caledonia , Peru and the US . |
| 4 | ‘ For years he would n't even talk to me . |
| 5 | For years I would come back to the store and walk over to where they were . |