Example sentences of "[noun] until a few years [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Though the unit still has responsibility for keeping ministers informed of developments in the UK oil and gas industry , most of the 86 staff working for OSO now focus on worldwide developments , including opportunities in the former Soviet republics and other areas which were closed markets to British exporters until a few years ago .
2 Sarah was keen to catch her brother up but did n't really get involved in the sport until a few years later whilst studying at Nottingham University .
3 An unknown writer observing at the restoration work of 1887 says of the nave , the walls were found to be covered with old surface paintings , and Fielding in his Memories of Malling , writes , " In Halling Church until a few years ago existed the uncouth painting over the chancel arch , variously described as the tale of the unfaithful wife and the emblematic representation of the seven deadly sins .
4 The Cabernet Sauvignon from Languedoc is made by a company that was struggling to make ends meet by blending plonk until a few years ago .
5 He explains : ‘ I 'm a really big Liverpool fan and used to be a Kopite until a few years ago .
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