Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] a few years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , advice work is certainly more complex today than even a few years ago . |
| 2 | It was to the credit of Philip IV that he laid the foundations for a dockyard at Rouen , while only a few years later in England , Edward II , whose father had built some galleys , was to possess a small squadron of ‘ royal ’ ships . |
| 3 | Normal tissue paper , like most paper , contains acid which encourages fading and decay , including the gradual yellowing of white fabrics , a process which may be seen after only a few years . |
| 4 | Attempts to set up a national printers " union in Scotland date from 1836 , but both the General Typographical Association of Scotland and its successor , the Northern District Board of the National Typographical Association , came to grief after only a few years . |
| 5 | Companies are keen to adopt the ‘ open ’ moniker simply for that purpose : how many suppliers these days describe themselves as open systems companies , when just a few years ago they would probably have sneered at the term . |
| 6 | yes , we tend not to use P C Us as much as well a few years ago . |