Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] a few years " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 1970s , Ecuador enjoyed an oil boom , which for a few years gave a boost to the economy as a whole , though the gains were felt mostly in the urban sector . |
| 2 | Sarah favours Kylie at the moment , while Tom is keen on Michelangelo , which in a few years from now will probably mean a painter again rather than a Ninja Turtle . |
| 3 | The former '80s high flier is already well on the way to digging itself out of the mess it got itself into a few years back . |
| 4 | We had tourist visitors of every age and family , and some quaint scenes were witnessed on the upgoing — many of the native children ( and one who in a few years after might be called an old man ) found it a profitable , and I doubt not , too , a pleasurable work , leading the tourists to the top . |
| 5 | On a personal level I ca n't go off and say ‘ Bye darling ’ , I 'll see you in a few years . |
| 6 | See you in a few years time with fucking . |
| 7 | The " mothers " , as they are generally referred to , are women who until a few years ago had never spoken in public , never organized a campaign . |
| 8 | One example in Torquay , Devon , has proven itself over a few years . |
| 9 | When any seeds arrive from him I will take the first opportunity of sending you a share and in return shall trouble you for some Northern and Welsh plants which I hope we shall make proper conveniency to receive into our Garden in a short time ; for several of those which you were so good as to furnish me with a few years since are lost for want of proper soil and situation , the natural earth of our Garden being too light and dry and the bottom too warm . |
| 10 | I continued donating until late 1987 when the pressures of my early twenties swept me into a few years of self neglect by alcohol and all those unhealthy things that young people do . |
| 11 | If your goal is a college scholarship , the odds are very high that attending one for a few years will lead to a number of scholarship offers from top-notch college tennis programmes in the United States . |
| 12 | Parliament had some regard for the rights of property ; the old Company was allowed to run in competition with the new one for a few years , and of course in India the old Company had advantages in organization , in diplomatic connections , and in possessing established forts and factories . |
| 13 | I do nt think they ve had one for a few years . |
| 14 | This was an older narrow definition , in fact the only one until a few years ago . |
| 15 | The vessels ' hulls are completely intact , and the team hopes to raise them within a few years . |
| 16 | The realization that I had an incurable disease that was likely to kill me in a few years was a bit of a shock . |
| 17 | But Kirk 's reputation went ahead of him for a few years to come . |
| 18 | Also their directors wont really be able to sack him for a few years . |
| 19 | The thing is you 've got to it 's it 's like Nigel , I mean , he works for my uncle erm and he had the other guy Mark working for him for a few years and then he employed Nigel , but Mark was n't a fully qualified plumber and Nigel was and he 's ooh I do n't know about I think he 's about nineteen or no he 's about twenty three I think , yeah |
| 20 | You know he 's twenty two , twenty three years old , you know , you know whatever he 's doing he 's liable to be with him for a few years yet and what can one see |
| 21 | her for a few years . |
| 22 | Clutterbuck ceased to work the mill during the latter half of the 1840s , for by 1847 it had been leased to a paper-maker , Frederick Wiggins , who apparently only operated it for a few years . |
| 23 | In 1987 the role of Lord Mayor was taken by Richard Horner , a local butcher , who had done it for a few years . |
| 24 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 25 | If she has had it for a few years , there will be another bonus in that it will mature before the end of your mortgage term , saving thousands in extra interest payments . |
| 26 | You 've had it for a few years too . |
| 27 | In the West Riding there was " hardly anything above a few years old , but its hands are sufficient to itself " . |