Example sentences of "[prep] [det] years of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After some years of controversy ( in which , admittedly , Smith himself did little to smooth things over , tending if anything to exacerbate the situation by his own behaviour ) , he was finally deposed from his chair in 1881 . |
| 2 | Instead of going into private practice , or after some years of practice , the solicitor may seek an appointment . |
| 3 | Moreover , in the interests of trade regulation , thrashed out after many years of conflict between coalowners , merchants , shipowners and government , colliers were loaded in sequence and sailed in convoy , giving even better opportunities than elsewhere for seamen , keel men and others to pressurize their employers by delay . |
| 4 | In a meeting with Menem in New York on Oct. 1 the US President George Bush had welcomed the Argentine decision to send troops to assist in the blockade of Iraq in the Gulf [ see p. 37694 ] , stating that Argentina had " rejoined the international community after many years of frustration and isolation that led the country to a critical situation " . |
| 5 | A UDC would undermine the ability of the elected local councils to implement the 1976 Docklands Strategic Plan , which had been agreed only after many years of discussion and debate ( Leaders of the London Boroughs of Greenwich , Lewisham , Newham , Southwark and Tower Hamlets , 1979 ) . |
| 6 | After many years of indecision , in December 1981 BR obtained approval for the electrification of the main line from Colchester to Ipswich and Norwich and also the Harwich branch . |
| 7 | The person who , despite their concern about the loss of a company pension , leaves an organisation after many years of service in a disliked job to try a new field may well do better , in health terms , than the person who sticks it out in the miserable job . |
| 8 | Keratitis , oculomotor disturbances , haemorrhagic retinopathy , and disc oedema have been reported , generally as isolated cases after many years of chlorambucil use . |
| 9 | He died , after many years of retirement , in Pembroke Square , Kensington , 23 June 1855 , aged eighty-two . |
| 10 | Over the centuries the best Italian architects , Solari , Amadeo , Pelligrino Tibaldi ( known as Il Pellegrini ) and Richini , worked on the building , although the façade was actually finished by Carlo Amati , the final stage being completed after many years of inactivity , and only after Napoleon took an interest in the building . |
| 11 | After many years of war , the great empires of the past , the coastal realms of the High Elves and the Empire of the Dwarfs in the east , finally fell apart . |
| 12 | Freedom of expression and the freedom of the press have returned after many years of absence . |
| 13 | After many years of use by the local community , with regular services continuing into the early 1970s , the chapel was declared redundant in 1975 . |
| 14 | Furthermore , after many years of use , strains of resistant Plasmodium emerged , and , like nearly all antimicrobial agents , its power began to wane . |
| 15 | 18 LATE NEWS You will be sorry to hear that 's husband died suddenly at home after many years of ill-health and we send our heartfelt sympathy to and her family . |
| 16 | In all the chain there are less than ten square kilometres left of glacier , or about a fortieth of what there is in the Alps , though , after many years of shrinkage , the Pyrenean ice-fields are said to have spread themselves a little since 1950 . |
| 17 | After many years of debate the United Kingdom became a full participant in the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the European Monetary System in October 1990 . |
| 18 | Compiled by the author after many years of research , this book contains fresh data on the history of the Rolls family and explores Rolls 's interest in flying , in particular with regard to his part in the formative years of British military aviation . |
| 19 | Despite continued inflation such small increases in remuneration have been conceded only after many years of negotiation . |
| 20 | Roger , 36 , and a Tory supporter , estimated that after those years of slog and sweat they had debts of £20,000 they had no hope of paying . |
| 21 | It strikes me that Glamorgan have left themselves with another internal problem they could have done without now they are rebuilding and looking for stability after those years of committee trauma and musical chairs among the skippers . |
| 22 | After several years of change , reorganisation and uncertainty , the business is doing well , helped by a strong market for polyurethane products worldwide . |
| 23 | His notebooks tell a rather more complex story , however , and it was only after several years of work that he eventually put together the idea of natural selection . |
| 24 | Was he light-headed , despite his second stomach , after several years of abstinence ? |
| 25 | For example , after several years of operation within the Eastman Kodak Company , the estimated value of ideas harvested in one year alone was approximately $300 million ( over the lifetime of the idea ) while the cost of connecting the ideas through an OI network containing 19 offices was only 0.3% of the potential revenue ( Rosenfeld and Servo , 1988 ) . |
| 26 | Such an arrangement requires a high degree of trust and confidence between the parties involved , a situation , perhaps , reached after several years of trading . |
| 27 | She died of cancer in 1899 , after several years of illness . |
| 28 | Even if recovery reduces the PSBR , few economists expect it to dip below £25 billion ( around 4% of GDP ) even after several years of growth . |
| 29 | The president of B'nai B'rith International , Mr Seymour Reich , said the organisation made the expulsion threat reluctantly and after several years of negotiation . |
| 30 | The president of B'nai B'rith International , Mr Seymour Reich , said the organisation made the expulsion threat reluctantly and after several years of negotiation . |