Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adj] years before they " in BNC.
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1 | Most of the sample group ( 82 per cent ) had been using for over two years before they first sought treatment . |
2 | One study found that nearly two thirds of patients had had their incontinence for over two years before they first sought professional advice . |
3 | They worked together for over three years before they fell in love . |
4 | They 'll take at least two years before they become fully established then very little maintenance will be needed . |
5 | As we explained in our previous book , and as virtually all serious biblical scholars concur , the Gospels , in treating such issues as these , were either drastically rewritten or , more likely , distorted the events they describe — which would have taken place at least thirty years before they were composed . |
6 | Your Koi will probably take at least 2–3 years before they are old enough to breed . |