Example sentences of "a few years [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Within a few years that mill housed a gig mill , four fulling stocks , as well as picking , shearing and press shops . |
| 2 | It is therefore no surprise that local opposition to the LDDC has continued for over eight years now , even though the first chairman of the LDDC , Nigel Broackes of Trafalgar House , predicted that within a few years local opposition ‘ will not exist ’ . |
| 3 | However , one the " dose and move " system has operated for a few years this problem is unlikely to arise . |
| 4 | After a few years this scheme was pronounced a failure . |
| 5 | However , complete accuracy is not important , as a few years either way make little difference to its value or collectability ; placing it in the right quarter of the appropriate century will nearly always suffice . |
| 6 | Many codecs already developed are designed to be upgradeable when such standards become widely accepted and it is therefore likely that within a few years dial-up videoconferencing will be possible between a wide range of different proprietary systems . |