Example sentences of "[adj] years ' [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little did they guess that in a few years ' time they would be telling their friends and relatives about the superstar who used to live next door in the suburbs . |
| 2 | After a few years ' disgrace they were back living quietly but comfortably in Moscow . |
| 3 | After ten years ' correspondence they venture to meet . |
| 4 | In twenty years ' time they will remember their history teacher : his mannerisms , his irony and self-deprecating asides , his friendly interest in each of them . |
| 5 | In 40 years ' time they 'll say ‘ It was the first one out after the 400th Birthday Issue ’ . |
| 6 | I 've just had a Christmas card from my old healthy friend ; so that 's two years ' service they 've lost for starters . |
| 7 | " The greens as yet are slow but in two years ' time they will be difficult but a very good test of touch and eye . |
| 8 | After four years ' courtship they were married in 1874 — he was 34 , she 33 . |