Example sentences of "year before [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The worst affected was a 1935 Lagonda tourer which had been stored in a barn for some years before passing into the Museum 's hands . |
| 2 | My experience at the Fiesta Club had led me to the conclusion that , on average , a ‘ star ’ lasts about three years before fading to a nonentity and I intended to earn as much as possible in that time and retire — unhurt — with enough capital for a business . |
| 3 | Francis Place described the same process among London 's leather-breeches makers in 1793 , the book binders built up theirs over four years before striking for a reduction in hours , and the calico printers seem to have been constantly engaged in building and rebuilding strike funds . |
| 4 | Tony Knight , who worked at BT as an electronics engineer for 23 years before opting for the academic life at Henley Management College , says that BT middle managers have attended his courses uncertain of whether they would have a job to go back to . |
| 5 | I was a miner for 23 years before coming to the House . |
| 6 | The University of Keele offers its students the option of an initial broad , foundation year before embarking on the three-year course ( Iliffe 1968 ) . |