Sentence examples for on several years from inspiring English sources

Increasingly interested in perfecting Twain's mannerisms, he embarked on several years of study of Twain's character and habits and eventually memorized hours of Twain's material.

He then embarked on several years of negotiations with the A.N.C. that resulted in Mr. Mandela's election in 1994 as the country's first black president.

He was responding to criticism that the music industry had not followed through on several years of promises to move online.

Based on several years of interviews, it told the stories of junkies, dealers and damaged bystanders as no cop show ever had.

Cook can look back on several years of involvement in a settled England side, but realises that is no longer the case.

(Nonscientific observations based on several years' experience: the rudest players are men from countries where women who commit adultery face imprisonment or worse; Canadians are more likely than others to ask where everyone is from).

Is PPI going to rumble on for several years?

The case may drag on for several years.

Two short years later, we balanced the federal budget, and that went on for several years.

Once it does get going, it might then drag on for several years.

This went on for several years, during which I felt and probably seemed increasingly crazy.