Example sentences of "first [noun] [prep] several years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately she had the better 5th time and went on to be our first finalist for several years while Wood of Australia in the other semi not only lost her final place but also her Olympic spot . |
| 2 | It was the fourth rise in German interest rates this year and the first time for several years that they have risen by a full percentage point . |
| 3 | Reviewing this same exhibition , both Allard and Apollinaire noticed that for the first time in several years the influence of Matisse and Fauvism was slight . |
| 4 | For the first time in several years Eva found herself taking stock of her own life , realising it fell far short of the wonder and beauty of the life of Christ , and recognising she was heading in the wrong direction . |
| 5 | Display manager John Birch said the complaint could have arisen because the store was using some male dummies for the first time in several years . |
| 6 | On 6 December , in my first speech for several years from the back benches of the House of Commons , I said : ‘ Our entry into the ERM was welcomed by both sides of the House and by most of the press , but it is now clear that the bands within which the pound is allowed to float are sustained only by damagingly high rates of interest in Britain . ’ |