Example sentences of "[adj] time [prep] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | They ordered , sipped drinks , and Therese was conscious that it was the first time for years she had eaten a meal alone with a man . |
2 | ‘ Neither does anyone else , but of course Graham 's furious now that he 's started winning , because for the first time for years he could have set up some good contracts — and not least collected some commission on the bonuses paid by Hi-Flight . ’ |
3 | For the first time in years he felt what it was like to be a truly free man . |
4 | It 's the first time in years I 've been able to uncoil a little with Ali . |
5 | For the first time in years it is possible to walk around the whole building and experience it in three dimensions . |
6 | For the first time in years it was thick enough to bear . |
7 | For the first time in years she had someone she could rely on . |