Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] a few years " in BNC.
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1 | The following song was broadcast on the radio and was on sale in the record shops , yet the wearing of miniskirts a few years later was denounced as improper and an example of western sexual decadence and permissiveness ! |
2 | The dropping of the detailed prescription of hours a few years later did not disturb history 's dominant position among the core subjects of the liberal , grammar tradition . |
3 | One critic , reviewing Field of Dreams a few years ago , claimed Hollywood was now besotted with the family . |
4 | Close friendships with girls a few years older or younger than oneself were actively discouraged , and it seemed to us that to be seen in earnest conversation with a girl who belonged neither to one 's own year or one 's own house was tantamount to admitting that one was engaged in a lesbian liaison . |
5 | The sixth child was taken captive but returned to friends a few years later . |