Example sentences of "a few year [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had gone there expecting ‘ to suffer the tedium of a few years living in the backveld , in order to make some very necessary repairs to the fortunes of myself and my small family ’ but found that ‘ against all expectations I had wandered into a bewilderingly interesting , exciting and varied World ’ . |
| 2 | The logical standard took a few years to agree but , in the late 1980s , was finalised and ratified by the International Standards Organisation as ISO 9660 . |
| 3 | After a few years caddying on and off for de Vicenzo , Dave went into full-time caddying in the mid-1970s , although he was still doing work other than caddying when he took the bag of Vicente Fernandez . |
| 4 | A poll showed that Mr Da Silva won it , burying the myth that as an ex-factory worker with only a few years schooling he is unqualified for the presidency . |
| 5 | The ground was cropped until it was exhausted and had to be left for a few years to recuperate . |
| 6 | Margo went from strength to strength , with bigger and better parts , but after a few years turned to acting and much later married an Australian singer/actor , Rod McLennon , and went to live in Melbourne . |
| 7 | Many young people are attracted by the idea of a few years teaching EFL overseas on the basis of a minimal qualification , and the employment situation is therefore an essentially transient one . |
| 8 | A few years had improved her considerably , firming up the soft and rather indecisive lines of late adolescence to a more attractive overall effect . |
| 9 | If it did n't come off , the worst thing that could have happened is that it would have taken a few years to move him out . ’ |
| 10 | It took me quite a few years to realize that my timing was terrible — the repercussions of being born then were enormous . |
| 11 | In most cases the hereditary wardens and foresters of fee , or their heirs , were able within a few years to recover their bailiwicks by payment of substantial fines to the Crown . |
| 12 | There is also the safety aspect : if you have bad lighting or dangerously worn carpet on part of the staircase , waiting for a few years to tackle the problem because it is all part of the grand plan could prove very false economy indeed . |
| 13 | AVCs are a very efficient way of saving , especially if you have only a few years to go before you retire . |
| 14 | But it might be as well for those of you with just a few years to go before you have to repay your loan to check with your insurance company that there 's going to be enough in the kitty to repay it . |
| 15 | We just wanted to give it a few years to see what would happen , concentrating on what we hoped would come together some day . |
| 16 | The rhizome ( rootstock ) will remain in the heated tank for a few years producing fresh plants after periodic overwintering . |
| 17 | He left for a few years to manage a national school , independent of the British system , but returned to read law . |
| 18 | And what has happened before a few years have passed ? |
| 19 | At the time he said never again , but a few years have gone by and he has a different perception . |
| 20 | ‘ The fact is , ’ he went on , ‘ there are only a few years remaining for your Aunt Emily and myself . |
| 21 | I understand that this was pretty common , quite common throughout British Railways , it took a few years to knit together you know , the nationalization and the fact that we were just the same railway after that . |
| 22 | He may have to wait a few years to enter a Tory Cabinet . |
| 23 | A few years passed and he wanted to work . |
| 24 | But Kirk 's reputation went ahead of him for a few years to come . |
| 25 | In the event , for at least a few years to come , no such necessity arose . |
| 26 | Husameddin , apparently basing his statements on no more than reasonable assumptions , states that " a few years alter his return from Egypt he was appointed muderris at the Manastir medrese ; and he at least implies that the appointment resulted from Molla Fenari 's having won the favour of the Grand Vezir Candarli Hayreddin Halil Pasa , who died in 789/1387 . |
| 27 | Such a person should , I think , be prepared to act in this capacity for a few years to ensure continuity . |
| 28 | I remember Kerry , quite a few years going to er |
| 29 | In 1984 , when his successful playing career still had a few years to run , and his gambler 's mantle had been taken by the rugged striker Alan Brazil , Macari moved into management with Swindon Town . |
| 30 | At intervals of a few years recruiting officers were sent out with powers to conscript young Christian boys between the ages of eight and twenty . |