Example sentences of "[prep] quite a few years " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Those men are his friends of quite a few years … ’ |
| 2 | We went with Alec for quite a few years , and sometimes Mother would come too . |
| 3 | I got the impression that Uncle Phil lived with Meli for quite a few years in in Brighton for a couple of years before she died . |
| 4 | Hayes Machine Knitting Club has been running for quite a few years now and welcomes new members . |
| 5 | Right erm now that 's understandable er even , even members who get stuff posted directly such as , you know , we 've had a direct mailing system for quite a few years now , when you meet them you say what about I do n't know what you 're talking about ? |
| 6 | I 've been a carer for quite a few years now , until recently , when my grandmother died . |
| 7 | I had worked as an assistant in Mothercare for quite a few years , so I took out a discount card with them when I was pregnant and I bought everything there at 20 per cent discount . |
| 8 | Dave said : ‘ I have been raising money for charities at Bidds for quite a few years . |
| 9 | As the appliances will be used for quite a few years , perhaps under changing circumstances as couples have children , it 's important to look ahead and not just buy the cheapest model to save a few pounds . |
| 10 | To be fair most of us were P C's for quite a few years without radios and we worked out extremely well did n't we , without those radios |
| 11 | I mean to our children , although they 've been away from Butchwana for quite a few years now it 's still home |
| 12 | It used to be in Bournemouth , they had it at Bournemouth for quite a few years . |
| 13 | I think I 've sat is those auditorium seats in the same format for quite a few years now . |
| 14 | Pauline Dungate has been working in the church for quite a few years , and she knows the man who lives in the cemetery from time to time . |
| 15 | ‘ Nelson , I 'm older than you , by quite a few years . ’ |