Example sentences of "[prep] several years [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After several years during which agricultural surpluses had been substantially reduced , they had risen by the end of 1990 and stood at : cereals — 18,000,000 tonnes ; beef — 700,000 tonnes ; butter — 278,000 tonnes ; skimmed milk powder — 335,000 tonnes ; wine — 8,000,000 hectolitres ; and tobacco — 30,000 tonnes . |
| 2 | It had a large membership with several members influential in local civic life and an enviable record of continuous educational activity over several years through its courses and conferences . |
| 3 | It was her second spell at the pub , having run a tenancy for several years with her estranged husband , Steve . |
| 4 | As Robert Spencer Bernard , barrister and part-time farmer of wild boar for several years on his Buckinghamshire estate , said : ‘ A tiger is a tiger whether you see it in the London Zoo or in the Indian forests , but with a wild boar the argument is n't so simple . ’ |
| 5 | Not a big problem , but enough of one to have tried and failed for several years at everything from Weightwatchers to F-Plan . |
| 6 | For several years after his first release Bunyan hesitated whether to publish Pilgrim 's Progress . |
| 7 | I thought any well-known painter 's work tended to slump in market value for several years after his death . ’ |