Example sentences of "[prep] three years he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After three years he had saved up enough money to travel to Melbourne where he stayed with his uncle . |
| 2 | After three years he moved to a supervisory grade , and in 1960 to barley drying in the ‘ new maltings ’ , known as No. 1 Maltings . |
| 3 | These past three years he had grown sullen and morose , keeping himself at a distance , always watching her , silently blaming her for Maisie 's tragic death . |
| 4 | For three years he had been with Jesus and heard his teaching — that he was bound to suffer , to die and to be raised from the dead . |
| 5 | For three years he helped run the ID Gallery , Düsseldorf , which deals in contemporary art . |
| 6 | Within three years he had emigrated to the United States . |
| 7 | Within three years he had become the most successful muslin manufacturer in Britain . |
| 8 | From then on his rise was rapid and within three years he had become the supreme influence at Edward 's court . |