Example sentences of "but within [art] few years " in BNC.

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1 But within a few years , before the majority of LEAs could submit their schemes for departmental approval , a combination of factors forced the closure of the half-dozen or so schools which had opened .
2 But within a few years the Americans were using new machines , a fraction of the size , that an unskilled woman could operate for a fraction of the pay , and upon which she could spin as many stockings an hour as the Black Beauty — and without seams .
3 But within a few years of the end of the war , responsibility for trunk roads , gas , electricity , national assistance and hospital services had been transferred from local to central government control .
4 But within a few years Browne 's fortunes were restored : he acquired monopolies of the manufacture and sales of both iron and bronze ordnance , as well as iron pots , kettles , chimney backs , and iron weights ‘ in the French manner ’ .
5 He moved to Glasgow and established himself as a provision merchant , but within a few years decided that there were better prospects in the iron trade .
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