Example sentences of "[prep] ten years [pers pn] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For ten years I was a mason , carving ornaments for God 's holy churches — offering up the fruits of my labour to Him in Heaven who carved Man from Eden 's clay ! |
| 2 | For ten years it was The Apostles writ in eight point Univers ( Do n't call us — Production Ed ) |
| 3 | In 1858–9 he was in the service of the Admiralty , before returning to south Wales , where for ten years he was engineer-in-chief and general manager of the Sirhowy Tramroad , which he converted into a standard railway . |
| 4 | In 1923 he obtained two consultant posts as children 's physician , one at the Queen 's Hospital for Children , where for ten years he was in charge of the London county council rheumatic and heart clinic , and the other at Paddington Green Children 's Hospital , where he continued to work for nearly forty years . |
| 5 | Within ten years it was turning over £20m at a gross profit margin of 50pc . |
| 6 | He decided to brew a long-lasting , high quality version of this porter and within ten years he was exporting his ‘ Guinness Extra Strong Porter ’ to London . |