Example sentences of "a [noun] of years [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By using examples taken at random over a period of years the following list has been assembled : |
| 2 | Although Iraq had achieved formal independence in 1932 , with the exit of the British administration installed under the League of Nations mandate , there remained for a number of years a substantial British presence . |
| 3 | What we 're , in effect what we 're saying is that for a a number of years the Communist Party has provided , has made that moral economy work i in a s and made it work very well because rents have been reduced more than the peasants would expect erm er interest rate is extremely low . |
| 4 | For a number of years the Broken Axe tribe wandered west and north , conquering the Orc and Goblin tribes of the southern Worlds Edge Mountains and the Badlands . |
| 5 | For a couple of years the low cliffs of unconsolidated coombe rock and brickearth were eroded at the rate of 3.5–6m ( 12–20 ft ) per year before they were boarded in and a new groyne system established . |
| 6 | The local press and radio picked up the story and carried it week after week — for a couple of years the gay struggle was big news for the folks back home . |