Example sentences of "but [adj] year ago [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know whether I told you … but some years ago she was diagnosed as having … polyneuritis … ’ |
| 2 | Novae are now believed to be caused by gas spilling from one star to another in a close double-star system , but 30 years ago they were a complete mystery ; only two dozen had been spotted in time for astronomers to study them while they were still erupting . |
| 3 | Later , Margaret stopped playing for a few years so she could concentrate on squash but three years ago she returned to the sport and now plays outside hitter for the Balerno team . |
| 4 | For nearly 30 years Mike Hooper from Water & Ventilation , Salisbury was a rally navigator , but 5 years ago he stopped when a large tree jumped out in front of the car . |
| 5 | He might be a fat , wealthy merchant now but fifteen years ago he had fought as a knight , shoulder to shoulder with men who feared nothing on earth . |
| 6 | But five years ago you had a good job , prospects , a nice house , money in the bank . |
| 7 | But nine years ago they did n't know . |
| 8 | The boat which regularly patrols the waterway was once crewed by police officers , but two years ago they were withdrawn . |
| 9 | But two years ago he was finally discharged , to be treated as an out patient . |
| 10 | For most of his life Ron Letts ran a bakers round from a mobile shop , but two years ago he started work as a security guard , because the round was n't making enough money . |
| 11 | At 59 I 'm the novelty man of big time races , but seven years ago it was a different matter . |