Example sentences of "after [adj] years they " in BNC.

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1 Is not it a sad reflection on the Government that after 12 years they have failed to provide the necessary skills training for our work force to make our industries competitive in world markets ?
2 Mr Smith added : ‘ There was no enthusiasm for this Government , no admiration for their performance , no sense that after 13 years they had delivered the goods , fulfilled promises or proved themselves worthy of the trust of the nation . ’
3 ‘ If they ca n't get the NHS right after 13 years they never will , ’ he said .
4 Even after 37 years they give you problems from time to time . ’
5 Even after five years they were finding it a bit difficult in Oxford , you see , a bit sticky .
6 After two years they die out , unable to complete with the grass and your nursery-raised seedlings , which are plug-planted into the award after the second mowing .
7 After two years they gave up prospecting and pulled out .
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