Example sentences of "[prep] four years [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staying first of all with the Maggses — ‘ the first parents I had in four years and I have good reason for not putting parents in inverted commas ’ — in a small country town , he learned the respectable , middle-class way to do things : |
| 2 | The Prince of Wales kissed his wife in public in February the first time in four years as she presented prizes to players in his polo match on their Indian tour . |
| 3 | Two to four years after you left for instance the Pru or one or two other companies they can still claw back commission if somebody cancels a life |
| 4 | I was 24 and had been married for four years before I discovered I was a lesbian . |
| 5 | ‘ Terry had been on tea for four years before he first began using horse . ’ |
| 6 | He said : ‘ All I know is that we 've signed him on a playing contract for four years and we 're delighted to have him back . |
| 7 | I 've been fighting this battle for four years and we 've eventually got there . |
| 8 | I 've been with my current boyfriend for four years and we have a daughter . |
| 9 | I 'm 21 , I 've been married for four years and I have two children aged three and one . |
| 10 | I 've been working in the sextry for four years and he 's been there all that time . |