Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] a few years ago " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We picked these up on a visit we made to the island of Haiti a few years ago , and they 've become part of our Christmas celebrations ever since . ’ |
| 2 | Ferrasse 's low-key reaction to the incident contrasted vividly with his robust treatment of Jean-Pierre Garuet after the Lourdes prop was sent off in an international against Ireland a few years ago . |
| 3 | Mr Hill won £6,000 with Littlewoods a few years ago . |
| 4 | These had followed a similarly successful event held in Brussels a few years ago for members in Belgium . |
| 5 | yeah , that , that 's how I bought it in Sainsburys a few years ago |
| 6 | And a strike in nickel mines in Canada a few years ago affected Britain seriously because they were by far the country 's biggest supplier . |
| 7 | ‘ You got together again in Sydney a few years ago , I 'm told , and here you are a third time . |
| 8 | ‘ I remember now , he 's the gipsy child Mr Earnshaw brought home from Liverpool a few years ago . ’ |
| 9 | I was in China a few years ago and was fascinated to discover there was one bicycle for every thirty Chinese , and you see they 're not going to be distributed very equally are they ? |
| 10 | At a business seminar in Australia a few years ago , Kerry Packer described his method of obtaining loans : ‘ Make sure you get the bankers to come to your office . |
| 11 | Well , I , I , I mean I 've been to one , to a meeting , they had in Manchester a few years ago , Irene 's been to some . |
| 12 | ‘ During the three months I was in America a few years ago , it would happen again and again . |
| 13 | In fact I sat next to her at a lunch in Abingdon a few years ago , and erm this image one got of her of not being a listener is totally untrue erm every time she turned to me it was to listen to what I had to say . |
| 14 | When she went to Bolsover a few years ago at the time of the salmonella in eggs crisis , she went into South Normanton marketplace and met a woman there who said , ’ Hey you , are you Currie , the one about the salmonella ? ’ |
| 15 | The National Football League was nervous about London 's reaction to the first game at Wembley a few years ago , and whether it would be profitable . |
| 16 | Well they are , it 's a long story , again it brings Banbury in it again because when Phil was at Banbury a few years ago , he left to join Brackley Town . |