Example sentences of "after five years [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Even after five years they were finding it a bit difficult in Oxford , you see , a bit sticky .
2 After five years he held a Council first at Pavia then at Siena , but it was so poorly attended it has not been counted as ecumenical .
3 And this scenario , we 've got a client who started with er , it looks like a hundred and fifty thousand pounds worth of life cover , after five years he had a further need , perhaps erm , a further child or , as I say , er , a lifestyle increase or whatever .
4 After five years he moved to become manager of a shop in Scarborough before coming to Darlington in 1989 .
5 ‘ Did n't you realise that after five years it is n't possible to claim on someone 's estate ? ’
6 After five years my two colleagues left , one to return to Canada and the other to become assistant priest at Rangoon cathedral , so I was left to do my best with all the subjects of the curriculum , except for occasional help from visiting clergy or teachers .
7 Will the Secretary of State acknowledge that , given that after five years his Government have completely failed to establish a Select Committee on Scottish Affairs , he has no credibility in the constitutional debate in Scotland because he has no proposals to make ?
8 After five years there would be no controls at all .
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