Example sentences of "after [num] [adj] year ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | After forty four years ' service with the company David Smith , Shift Supervisor , retired on 19th February . |
| 2 | At her farewell presentation , Jean Henry ( centre ) holds a bouquet of flowers given to her on retirement in February after twenty four years ' service . |
| 3 | Margaret Gibson , Maintenance Cleaner , retired at the end of April after twenty three years ' with the company . |
| 4 | Milton Keynes is about as far from the sea as it is possible to get in England , and Roger Mason 's motivation in coming to us was never quite clear to me ( perhaps it was n't to him either , for although after four intensive years ' research he produced a many-hundred page ‘ draft ’ of his thesis , far in excess of what might be required , he finally failed to submit it for examination ) . |
| 5 | After two successful years ' trading , Nomad Books of Fulham in central London has moved into larger premises . |
| 6 | Arthur Hawthorn ( right ) , Threading Supervisor in the Crabtree weaving department has retired after thirty five years ' service with the company . |
| 7 | Archie Watson retired in early July after thirty three years ' as a weaver . |