Example sentences of "[prep] five year [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even after five years they were finding it a bit difficult in Oxford , you see , a bit sticky . |
| 2 | ‘ Did n't you realise that after five years it is n't possible to claim on someone 's estate ? ’ |
| 3 | And as an apprentice you , I was a year there for nothing , a ye , half a year for half a crown , half a year for five shillings , and at the end of five years I was earning fourteen shillings . |
| 4 | Some small captives become pets but within five years they are potentially dangerous and have to be put behind bars . |
| 5 | Within five years they were carrying over seven million passengers a year . |
| 6 | Others are moving into the frame and within five years it is possible that more than half of all lamb will be sold overseas . |
| 7 | My mother hoped to have a daughter after I was born , but for five years I was the only child . |
| 8 | Well she does and the hardest part , I think there is when she comes down in the morning and for five years he was there |
| 9 | For four to five years he was in Paris and Rouen , with occasional visits to Italy . |
| 10 | If , however , they show no sign of ability to make contact or to learn by five years they are placed in a special school , welfare institution or returned to family surroundings . |