Example sentences of "five years [pers pn] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1850 therefore the deer were officially banished , and in five years they had all been killed off . |
| 2 | It did n't last ; his alienation from England seems to have coincided with an alienation from Dorothy , for within five years he had a child by Olga Rudge . |
| 3 | In five years he had turned a struggling side into formidable Championship contenders capable of springing surprises on League giants in the Cup . |
| 4 | His name was Dr Georges Flandrin and for five years he had been treating the Shah for cancer . |
| 5 | Within five years he had paid back every penny , and by 1960 his ships were making a good deal of money . |
| 6 | And for the last five years he had been doing just that . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | A review of the Board 's work in November 197 1 indicated that in the previous five years it had approved six courses in librarianship and two in information science at a total of six colleges . |
| 9 | It was the fourth time in five years she had been injured in the line of duty . |
| 10 | For five years she had worked at the Ashmolean before moving across the street to The Randolph ; and for the latter part of that time she had actually worked for Dr Kemp , amongst others . |