Example sentences of "five years [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1800 , Nez Perce buffalo-hunting expeditions to the Yellowstone had become too dangerous , and five years later a council in the Kamiah valley resolved to obtain firearms for the tribe . |
| 2 | Even five years later a clergyman who came to a retreat which he conducted thought him the oddest sight , sartorially , which he had seen among academics . |
| 3 | Five years ago a parent company acquired a recruitment agency subsidiary . |
| 4 | In a contest which arose from such proceedings about five years ago a Man was killed . |
| 5 | This has fallen into disuse , having been used as a military hospital and to sleep troops in transit in the First World War , a Sunday school , a library , and up until five years ago a store for the church gardening equipment . |
| 6 | Twenty five years ago a band of motoring enthusiasts who wanted more than rallying or racing teamed up to start the All Wheel Drive Club … |