Example sentences of "but [prep] [adj] years [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for seven years Stuart was a visibly devoted father and Lyn supported and promoted his career . |
| 2 | She became the mentor of the young ( Dame ) Christabel Pankhurst [ q.v. ] in 1901 , but after three years Christabel became irritated by Eva 's gentle gradualism and pacifism and abandoned her friendship for militancy . |
| 3 | Florida was one of the first areas to attract the golfer , but in recent years South Carolina has become popular as European golfers discover the delights of Hilton Head ( 27 courses ) and Myrtle Beach ( 66 courses ) . |
| 4 | But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history . |
| 5 | Any projected reconstruction of this great temple has been made very difficult by the fragmentation and scattering of the remains but in recent years Anton Bammer has published the results of his work on the site in Die Architektur des Jungeren Artemision von Ephesos , Wiesbaden , 1972 . |
| 6 | As ruler of Aquitaine Henry felt that it was his duty to impose a settlement , but in recent years Louis VII had been showing some interest in this region , which lay on the route between Paris and Toulouse . |