Example sentences of "that [art] few years " in BNC.
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| 1 | The country was in the middle of a world recession with unemployment well above two million and looking set to break the three million mark , a prospect that a few years before would have seemed unthinkable . |
| 2 | It is not surprising that a few years later , in 1911 , Grahame was to introduce ‘ Mouse ’ to his beloved Cornwall — and especially Fowey — before the boy began school . |
| 3 | Vincent said that a few years ago watch batteries had to be renewed every year . |
| 4 | In our July 18 issue we published an article about Olympic silver medallist , Linford Christie , which suggested that a few years ago he was a violent troublemaker who was listed by the police as ‘ dangerous ’ . |
| 5 | It seems that a few years ago Mrs Brissett 's daughter 's husband left her and she had trouble finding a job and had no money … and Harriet helped her find a job somewhere . |
| 6 | But I 've found that a few years away from something can make you realise just how much you want it — need it . ’ |
| 7 | I have , in my capacity as Senior Anatomical Pathology Technician , been called upon to collect and look at bones discovered in various places , i.e. sealed behind walls , found in shallow graves , fields , etc. and so it was that a few years ago I became very interested in some questions of osteology . |
| 8 | And the encouraging thing was that they 're all things that a few years ago in the Green Party sort things out they 're all there . |