Example sentences of "[adv] after [adj] years ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | He described how it was only after four years ' teaching that he had begun to question what he was doing on the grounds of both commonsense and increasing knowledge . |
| 2 | Geest launched its new product , which is peeled , cored , trimmed and packed in a special container , on the Scottish market yesterday after three years ' work on the process . |
| 3 | In the second , we are talking about the likelihood of a woman finding adequate childcare facilities for her children and entering the labour market , at a fairly high income level , possibly after many years ' absence from paid employment . |
| 4 | The longest serving clerical workers , whose responsibilities include juggling patient admissions with spare beds , can only expect £6,235 , that 's even after 25 years ' experience . |
| 5 | The third floor was a no-smoking floor or I think I might have started smoking again after six years ' abstinence . |