Example sentences of "[prep] five years he had " in BNC.

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1 And this scenario , we 've got a client who started with er , it looks like a hundred and fifty thousand pounds worth of life cover , after five years he had a further need , perhaps erm , a further child or , as I say , er , a lifestyle increase or whatever .
2 In five years he had turned a struggling side into formidable Championship contenders capable of springing surprises on League giants in the Cup .
3 It did n't last ; his alienation from England seems to have coincided with an alienation from Dorothy , for within five years he had a child by Olga Rudge .
4 Within five years he had paid back every penny , and by 1960 his ships were making a good deal of money .
5 His name was Dr Georges Flandrin and for five years he had been treating the Shah for cancer .
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