Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] years but i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Margaret was in the Air Force for some years but I could n't say what they did for work . |
| 2 | ‘ It will be a real wrench to leave the club after eight years but I have got to a stage when I must now look at what is best for my future . ’ |
| 3 | I 've been working here for fourteen years but I ca n't buy postage stamps without his say-so . |
| 4 | ‘ I have been a nurse for ten years but I have never seen a bullet wound . |
| 5 | ‘ He will be out of prison in three years but I have to live with this , ’ she said . |
| 6 | ‘ I agreed to do the job for five years but I feel that it is taking up too much of my time , ’ he declared . |