Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] a few years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Public parks came in the 1840s , and public libraries a few years later ; later still perhaps the grandiose Town Hall , by no means always to be despised as architecture . |
| 2 | The multiple orgasm in the woman and rapid recovery of erection after ejaculation in the man were " discovered " by popular writers a few years ago and plugged relentlessly ; yet in the woman one violent orgasm may outweigh several minor ones or the latter may not even be invariably desired , while in the man a rapid re-erection is often physically impossible ( in the more virile youngster it usually takes half to three-quarters of an hour , in the older man anything up to 24 , but there is wide variation between individuals and in differently stimulating situations ) . |
| 3 | Her view reflected a time when mustard was enjoying a vogue similar to that enjoyed by flavoured vinegars a few years ago . |
| 4 | That 's why all cars a few years ago started looking the same , now they all look sort of like this . |
| 5 | Despite the hard work invested in service provision for men , women have had to struggle every bit as hard as gay men a few years earlier , to carve out services for themselves . |
| 6 | One of the subscribers taking part in the trials said : ‘ I would n't have had the problems I had with malicious calls a few years ago if I 'd had Caller Display then . ’ |
| 7 | When I read Mary Gordon 's Final Payments a few years ago I shuddered with relief at having broken the spell of what had been wished on me . |
| 8 | To make matters worse , practices that were valued at twice gross recurring fees a few years ago are now being sold for half recurring fees . |