Example sentences of "in [num] years [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mike Mahoney , Newcastle 's director of rugby , set the target of promotion to Division One in three years when he moved into the Kingston Park hot seat . |
| 2 | Lydia had barely set foot beyond the ashram in three years when Lorne turned up to kidnap her for a reconnaissance mission with him to Celebes island , eight hundred miles away to the north-east . |
| 3 | The improvements to estates should have been completed in five years when the HATs will be wound up and the houses disposed of to new landlords who could be the local council , a private individual or company , a housing association or a co-operative . |
| 4 | Gloucester18 Bath27 BATH reached the final of the cup for the seventh time in nine years when they scored two tries in the last five minutes of extra-time at Kingsholm and Stuart Barnes converted both of them from the touchline . |
| 5 | SCOTLAND will bid to lift their third Triple Crown in nine years when they travel to Twickenham on Saturday week with the same line-up which did them proud in the 20-0 victory over Wales . |
| 6 | The sheer scale of military involvement was bound to place a major strain on her resources , and it was unlikely that a Japan that had been unable to achieve a Chinese surrender in four years when her military efforts were largely concentrated on that country would be able to secure a military victory now that many of her resources were diverted elsewhere . |
| 7 | ‘ I did eight years ’ work in four years when I came . ’ |
| 8 | On Saturday night at Manchester 's G-Mex Centre , Eubank , who modestly styles himself ‘ Simply the Best ’ , faces his 10th world title fight in two years when he tackles Juan Carlos Gimenez in a fourth defence of his WBO super-middleweight title since February and one he can not afford to lose . |