Example sentences of "few years [adv] [pers pn] would " in BNC.
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1 | A few years later it would be Elizabeth 's brother Samuel who would step into the breach at a time of crisis , as we shall see , but in 1808 it was Thomas Hasted , as the newly-weds skirted round the northern edge of the Tower and established themselves just inside the parish of St Mary Whitechapel . |
2 | Companies are keen to adopt the ‘ open ’ moniker simply for that purpose : how many suppliers these days describe themselves as open systems companies , when just a few years ago they would probably have sneered at the term . |
3 | ‘ A few years ago we 'd be down the piano bar listening to … ’ |
4 | A few years ago you would not have caught me talking about underground publishing ; I have too many bad memories from the Seventies . |
5 | ‘ A few years ago you would niver have heard of such a thing . ’ |
6 | A third noted : ‘ A few years ago I would have said gay or weak , but it 's improving , ’ |