Example sentences of "[pron] for 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I do nt think they ve had one for a few years . |
| 5 | But Kirk 's reputation went ahead of him for a few years to come . |
| 6 | Also their directors wont really be able to sack him for a few years . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | her for a few years . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In 1987 the role of Lord Mayor was taken by Richard Horner , a local butcher , who had done it for a few years . |
| 12 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | You 've had it for a few years too . |