Example sentences of "years ' [noun sg] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daphne Parish , a British nurse , was sentenced to 15 years ' imprisonment as his accomplice . |
| 2 | Bob , who is director of the Indonesian joint venture , brought more than 25 years ' experience to his session on the development of LNG in Indonesia , while Paul , manager of strategic planning , and John , finance manager for the Indonesian Region , gave comprehensive presentations of the key financial issues . |
| 3 | These three chapters cover the 20 years of Jacob 's exile : 14 years ' service for his two wives , 6 for flocks of his own . |
| 4 | I would have done anything for Charlie , and was , in fact , even now sorting out twenty years ' worth of his possessions . |
| 5 | In 1851 he began four years ' apprenticeship with his uncle , Dr Owen Roberts of St Asaph , who prepared him for Edinburgh University , where he spent two years at the medical school . |