Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] [verb] [det] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I went overseas I had graduated from the " Pat and Giggle " stage and could join those who had served several years in Mespot . |
| 2 | Another key job , Features Editor — or Assistant Editor ( Features ) in NoS -speak — had been filled by Polly Pattullo , who had served more years than she cares to remember on the Observer colour supplement before wilting under its increasing consumer bias . |
| 3 | His ambition was stimulated by Nnamdi Azikwe , a Nigerian , who had spent many years ( 1925 — 34 ) in the United States doing graduate work at Lincoln University and the University of Pennsylvania . |
| 4 | As far as is known , very few people in Islay kept a diary at that time and in those which have survived the entries are short and appear to have been inspired by the prospect of emigration or a return to their native heath by one who had spent many years abroad . |
| 5 | As far as is known , very few people in Islay kept a diary at that time and in those which have survived the entries are short and appear to have been inspired by the prospect of emigration or a return to their native heath by one who had spent many years abroad . |
| 6 | Suddenly , at work one day , I thought of Cathy Comerford , an ex-WTN colleague who had left several years ago . |