Example sentences of "in [adv] [art] [adj] years " in BNC.
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1 | This process , which can take several decades in open country , may be contrived in only a few years in a garden by reversing the natural scheme of things . |
2 | In just a few years , Chilean fishermen have inflicted damage on dolphin stocks which will take decades , if not centuries , to repair . |
3 | And when it is burnt in large amounts , then the CO 2 that was taken up in the ancient world over a period of , say , a million years , may be released into the modern world in just a few years . |
4 | But in just a few years computers have made many specialised tasks obsolete , enabling one person not only to do the work of many , but to do many different jobs at once . |
5 | Clarify , however , is positioning itself against the others as the most ‘ haute couture ’ of the breed , the kind of house that could easily mushroom into a $100m enterprise in just a few years . |
6 | I see it as asking : ‘ What reasons do governments feel justify their vast spending on weapons and equipment , which are more important than : a ) public opinion , and b ) the knowledge that such armaments are bound to become obsolete in just a few years ’ time ? ’ |