Example sentences of "[prep] [num] years but i " in BNC.

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1 ‘ 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 . ’
2 I 've been working here for fourteen years but I ca n't buy postage stamps without his say-so .
3 ‘ I have been a nurse for ten years but I have never seen a bullet wound .
4 ‘ He will be out of prison in three years but I have to live with this , ’ she said .
5 ‘ I agreed to do the job for five years but I feel that it is taking up too much of my time , ’ he declared .
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