Example sentences of "in [num] years as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The below-strength Americans became the first defending champions to bow out of the cup 's first round in 10 years as Australia 's singles hero Mark Woodforde took his brilliant form into the doubles against Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg . |
| 2 | Nick Gaselee , for whom this famous victory was such a welcome change of luck , rode 90 winners as an amateur before learning his trade in five years as assistant to the great Fulke Walwyn . |
| 3 | During his highly successful playing days at Liverpool — five Championships , three European Cups and four League Cups — Mr Souness never managed to appear in an FA Cup Final , and in five years as Rangers manager he was unable to add the Scottish Cup to the seven other domestic trophies he secured . |
| 4 | Erwin even questions whether there is room for the mainframe in this scenario — ‘ If the mainframe 's price-performance relationship is the same in five years as it is now , it does n't stand a chance ’ . |
| 5 | Fairbrother went on to hit an unbeaten 64 and Lancashire roared to their third Benson & Hedges Cup Final in four years as Wasim Akram destroyed Leicestershire . |
| 6 | The Prince of Wales kissed his wife in public in February the first time in four years as she presented prizes to players in his polo match on their Indian tour . |
| 7 | You can not teach the same amount in seven years as in six ; or in four hours in the afternoon as you can in five hours in the morning . |
| 8 | In 20 years as headmaster this is only the second time something like this has happened and the previous incident was even smaller . ’ |
| 9 | FRENCH exports of wines and spirits fell last year for the first time in 20 years as recession caught up with one of the country 's proudest industries . |