Example sentences of "few years [adv] and [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | says the Marquis ' ‘ They were not convinced , but the Japanese took up the idea a few years ago and they are now industry leaders . ’ |
2 | ‘ He told me he could n't face the prospect of another divorce , which I understood because my parents split up a few years ago and it was very distressing , ’ she said . |
3 | Gene Nocon introduced me to the technique of pre-flash a few years ago and it altered the way I approach printing . |
4 | Gene Nocon introduced me to the technique of pre-flash a few years ago and it altered the way I approach printing . |
5 | In its wisdom , the Community felt able to do that for the Iberian peninsula a few years ago and it would be right and proper for it to do something analogous for the central European countries . |
6 | But where she used to live the houses have been pulled down ooh a few years ago and it 's all shops now . |
7 | One classic er case that only occurred a few years ago and it was way before bonfire night , but erm , people working from home to try and make a little bit of pin money , a young lady had taken on the task of putting sparklers into five into a little bag for a particular manufacturer . |