Example sentences of "space [prep] ten years " in BNC.
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1 | Mary had lost both parents , her husband and two children within the space of ten years , and had not had the opportunity to acknowledge any of the effect this had on her . |
2 | On a national scale there was a reduction from 33.1 per cent to 23.1 per cent in the space of ten years . |
3 | ‘ I certify that I have known Colour Serjeant William Nicholl late of the 8th ( or King 's ) Regiment for the space of ten years , six of which I belonged to the same Company and always considered him a man of most exemplary character . |
4 | Both gave glamorised summaries of Nicola 's rise in the space of ten years from being a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Keighley to ‘ stardom ’ at TV London . |
5 | Certainly not the firm of Hang , for within the space of ten years from their involvement they had expended around £31,758 and all that money , and a deal more , found itself disseminated in two or three quiet corners of this remote part of England . |