Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] more years " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know , Mr Lytham , I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that my bequest might also wait a few more years . |
| 2 | God willing , I should like a few more years in which to settle my own account . |
| 3 | Still , they might have had a few more years left in them yet , and so in that respect , it was rather courageous of them to accept Nicholson 's script and Rafelson 's apparent decision that all good things must come to an end . |
| 4 | She 's too stuck up to look for it in the back of a cab just yet , but it 'll come to it one day when she gets a few more years on her , even the milkman wo n't be safe and she 'll be grateful . |
| 5 | It may take a few more years to get there , plus some pretty hard negotiation . |
| 6 | ‘ The time has come for me to get it sorted out — and I 'd happily take a year out if it meant I 'd have a few more years later on . |
| 7 | At Edward 's death his heir was aged twelve and the king would only have needed to live a few more years to have handed power to an adult heir . |
| 8 | At Edward 's death his heir was aged twelve and the king would only have needed to live a few more years to have handed power to an adult heir . |
| 9 | It might add a few more years on to his life . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll play a few more years for sure . |
| 11 | ‘ Mandy , getting my career off the ground is a challenge that is going to take a few more years of my undivided attention . |
| 12 | If we have a few more years of Georgian finance , the only attractive , the only lucrative profession left in this country will be that of a Radical Welsh politician . " |