Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] five year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experimentation has begun to yield results , instrumental groups flourish in some churches , and the standards of playing and performance are certainly higher than they were even five years ago . |
| 2 | Their hopes were raised still further by the death of Robert Bruce in 1329 and the accession of his son David II who was only five years old . |
| 3 | This was only five years after the war , and Spain 's dictator , Francisco Franco , who had been an ally of Hitler and Mussolini , was still in power . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you learn what colour the carpet will be ? ’ she teased her assistant , saw him grin cheekily , and added , since she was only five years older than him , ‘ My name 's Leith . |
| 5 | But this Saturday differed from other Saturdays : it was exactly five years since her father had died . |
| 6 | Joe first appeared on stage and on TV when he was just five years old . |
| 7 | Sridevi has been acting since she was just five years old . |
| 8 | He had been shooting since he was about five years old ; there were few clubs or competitions around at the time but the Scorton was one of the leading ones . |
| 9 | The child was about five years old , fair-haired , immaculately dressed , and seemingly friendly . |
| 10 | ‘ Bloody bridge , ’ Gerry said , ‘ the last time this happened was about five years ago , when Jack Thompson saw something . |
| 11 | That was about five years ago . |
| 12 | I suppose I was about five years old ; maybe four . |
| 13 | It was about five years later when I was going away for a weekend and knowing that space in the car would be limited , I spent a long time thinking what sketching materials to take which would not need much room . |
| 14 | Aye and last time I seen her was about five years ago . |
| 15 | That 's right that was about five years ago . |
| 16 | The proposal from Tripoli was that five years ' residence and good behaviour should suffice . |