Example sentences of "[coord] within [adj] years [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Japan the first railway line between Yokohama and Tokyo ( 18 miles ) was opened in 1872 , and within thirty Years there were 3,000 miles of track . |
| 2 | A year later he switched to Labour , and within six years he had won a seat on Hounslow borough council . |
| 3 | With the loss of Gunbad and Silverspear , the Dwarfs lose their most important mines in the east and within five years they abandon the eastern fringes of the Worlds Edge Mountains altogether . |
| 4 | The first loan society opened for business in 1838 , and within five years there were 150 . |
| 5 | Others are moving into the frame and within five years it is possible that more than half of all lamb will be sold overseas . |
| 6 | The fragile democratic institutions of Weimar were not able to survive the sense of defeat , the recession and Hitler 's onslaught , and within fifteen years he was elected Chancellor . |
| 7 | She learned to stand up from sitting in a chair , and within two years she was able to walk short distances , even outside , with very little help . |
| 8 | Henrietta did not lose interest in her impecunious father and within two years she was with him aboard HMS Bullfinch for the trials of his new screw propeller . |
| 9 | It paid off — ‘ I actually got a job , then another , and within two years I was working every day . ’ |
| 10 | So in the long run , first of all we saved ourselves an initial risk outlay of a quarter of a million pounds on legal fees , the second thing is that we now have that common land back under control , and within ten years we will recoup all of that money . |
| 11 | He was recognised as an excellent judge of Clydesdales and within ten years his horses were winning the breed 's major honours . |
| 12 | He decided to brew a long-lasting , high quality version of this porter and within ten years he was exporting his ‘ Guinness Extra Strong Porter ’ to London . |
| 13 | From then on his rise was rapid and within three years he had become the supreme influence at Edward 's court . |
| 14 | Dr McClure began school teaching in 1981 and within three years she became deputy headmistress at Kingswood School , Bath . |
| 15 | Some small captives become pets but within five years they are potentially dangerous and have to be put behind bars . |
| 16 | Some people might go for your head to begin with but within five years you 'll find that you are the most popular person around . |
| 17 | Henry Smith was in fact Irish , having been born in Dublin on 2 November , 1826 , but within two years his father died and the family moved to England . |
| 18 | The CBOE began with option contracts on only 16 blue chip shares , but within 10 years it and 3 other exchanges offered about 9500 different option contracts on 350 securities ( out of a total of about 6,000 US listed stocks ) . |