Example sentences of "[prep] the few years [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In North America , in areas where conditions are similar to this country , a survey showed that one per cent of houses were affected by damp , but rot was not found in any of these , and in the few years of experience here none of the faults so far reported are due to this cause . |
| 2 | At the same time , the social benefits in the few years since 1979 have been significant . |
| 3 | Stainless steel , the dominant material in the sink market , could not meet those needs : ‘ Asterite ’ could , and its sales have grown very rapidly in the few years since its introduction . |
| 4 | Extraordinary though such a testimonial may now appear , it was invaluable to Joyce in the few years before the war . |
| 5 | In the few years after 1958 a new word ( and , underlying it , a new fear ) took root : the meritocracy . |