Example sentences of "[prep] several year [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Released from the Vickers factory at Brooklands on September 25 , 1953 , Varsity T.1 WL679 spent most of its life at Farnborough , although for several years it was based at Pershore . |
| 2 | Having enjoyed a remarkable degree of freedom for several years it was now hard to relinquish areas of control . |
| 3 | For several years he was frustrated by the state Supreme Court , which reviews all death sentences : over a nine-year period the court reversed 64 of 68 sentences . |
| 4 | For several years he was a member of Swaledale Fell Rescue team . |
| 5 | Rose was also a skilful card player , and for several years she was world champion at poker . |