Example sentences of "years ' [adj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every able-bodied male was liable for conscription , from the age of 17 , for two years ' full-time training in the infantry , three in the cavalry or horse artillery . |
| 2 | Normally a degree at a university ( apart from the Open University ) requires three or four years ' full-time study , but it may be taken as a four-year sandwich course , or in five to six years ' part-time study in other institutions . |
| 3 | The financial crises of 1929 and 1931 and the following years ' dramatic collapse in trade and production helped to lay the foundations for the new industries and the new international trading blocs that began in the 1930s and 1940s , and for the new international financial system established in the 1940s . |
| 4 | After almost four years ' hard study in addition to her job , Sarah Blackburn of group internal audit was congratulated on May 26 by David Quarmby , joint managing director , on attaining an MBA . |
| 5 | After training as a chef , he completed three years ' National Service in the Army , and worked as a sales representative and marketing manager . |