Example sentences of "[prep] two years [conj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steve Jobs recently prophesied that desktop publishing as a separate market would be dead within two years and he 's quite probably right . |
| 2 | It 's only 18 months to two years since he was being bandied about as a possible England boss . |
| 3 | Mm so he said erm , that 's the situation he said but you can forget your business he said , as far as I 'm concerned he said , you 've lost for two years so he said consequently he said you 're gon na lose this year are you ? |
| 4 | He was suspended for two years after he tested positive for drugs when finishing second in the 1988 New York race . |
| 5 | But Alexander McLaren , 37 , of Forgandenny Road , Bridge of Earn , was jailed for two years after he was found guilty of a reduced charge . |
| 6 | A KITCHEN porter was yesterday jailed at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for two years after he was convicted of sex offences with young children . |
| 7 | No such luck I 'm afraid for a car swindler who 's been gaoled for two years after he was caught boarding the same holiday flight as his victim . |
| 8 | The judge , Mr Justice Humphrey Potts , said he would have put Casabona behind bars for two years but he had already served an equivalent term on remand . |
| 9 | Mr Timms resigned but Mr Cooke denied he had been dishonest and stayed for two years until he was fired in August last year . |
| 10 | After the administration of Edward Heath ( 1970–4 ) , Labour replaced the Conservatives again , winning two elections in 1974 , and Wilson returned to power for two years until he was succeeded on his retirement by James Callaghan . |
| 11 | Jon stayed with them for two years until he had enough money to own a bus of his own . |
| 12 | His friends say the van , which he kept for two years until he turned professional in 1954 , helped teach him more about comedy than anything else . |
| 13 | And again when they had been together for two years and he was still seeing other women : ‘ They were my protection against these feelings I had for her , ’ he said . |
| 14 | ‘ I used to get down about my injuries , but I shared digs with Alan for two years and he always kept me going . |
| 15 | Mr Giles of Grimethorpe Motors has been advertising with us for two years and he is delighted with the results . |