Example sentences of "[noun prp] a few [noun pl] ago [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These had followed a similarly successful event held in Brussels a few years ago for members in Belgium . |
| 2 | In France , Jean-Pierre Chevènement , who resigned as defence minister shortly after the outbreak of war , accused the United States a few years ago of ‘ the organised cretinisation of our people . ’ |
| 3 | The Bewicks landed at Slimbridge a few days ago after their two thousand mile flight from Siberia . |
| 4 | She moved into North Yorkshire a few weeks ago from Mulhous Zoo in France with everyone believing her to be one of only eight Lears Macaws in captivity anywhere . |
| 5 | ‘ OK , so there was poor Georgi Markov a few years ago in London . |
| 6 | It really is I mean I I still feel guilty and it might sound daft to you , but I still feel guilty and what would my have done about I was down in London a few weeks ago for a meeting and I was coming back on the sleeper and I got the train to Euston and erm I came out at the wrong spot , so I had to walk out of Euston Underground and then round to go to Euston Station rather than going through |
| 7 | The Manchester City chairman Peter Swales sacked Mel Machin a few years ago for the same reason ; rapport with fans , he believed , was even more important than results . |
| 8 | 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 ? ’ |