Example sentences of "a [adj] years he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a few years he could have looked almost as menacing as he did six months ago . |
| 2 | After a few years he was able to believe that guilt itself was an indulgence , that he did n't need to suffer it unless he chose . |
| 3 | In a few years he 'll have developed a big enough ass to occupy my chair . ’ |
| 4 | Over a few years he disposed of about £40,000 . |
| 5 | At an early age he was apprenticed to the lace trade in Nottingham , but in about 1820 moved to Chard in Somerset , a centre of lace-making , and was so successful that within a few years he had established his own business as a manufacturer of bobbins and bobbin carriages . |
| 6 | Merceron 's political career began in 1787 , and within a few years he had became a vestryman , a tax commissioner , and a justice of the peace . |
| 7 | For a few years he was a lecturer in divinity at Hertford College and in 1911 published A Gospel Monogram . |
| 8 | Cavan 's biggest problem is tradition according to Reilly , so much so that if a manager does n't deliver the goods within a few years he 's gone and a new one comes along . |
| 9 | Having worked at Billingham for a few years he was appointed as a commissioning engineer for an ammonia plant in Canada before moving in 1985 to manage the leading concept ammonia [ LCA ] plant at Severnside , Avonmouth . |