Example sentences of "and [prep] two years [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 There 's a very good example of that some years ago er in one of these groups I had erm a student had a severe stutter problem and he said that he had hypnosis and for two years he was fine , he had no stutter and suddenly one day under stress it came back an and ever since erm then he was having some other kind of treatment I think , but er but that 's typical .
2 He very quickly became an invaluable member of the organisation and after two years I made him manager .
3 She learned to stand up from sitting in a chair , and within two years she was able to walk short distances , even outside , with very little help .
4 Henrietta did not lose interest in her impecunious father and within two years she was with him aboard HMS Bullfinch for the trials of his new screw propeller .
5 It paid off — ‘ I actually got a job , then another , and within two years I was working every day . ’
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