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A short time ago several quorls had come flitting overhead, twin saddles empty.
2
Some years ago several pious individuals undertook to ameliorate the condition of the prisons.
3
Some years ago several pious individuals undertook to meliorate the condition of the prisons.
4
A year ago several Fianna Fail TDs urged Mr Fahey to abandon plans to put it there.
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Years ago several friends of mine used to come to my house every Friday night to play billiards.
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A few years ago several persons in this city had their limbs amputated, in consequence of injuries received.
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Five years ago several western countries including the US which imposed visa restrictions, suspended aid and cancelled military exercises.
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Fifty years ago several islands were noted as the resorts of robbers, who conducted an extensive and systematic business.
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Seventy five years ago several hundred Chinese women and children arrived in New Zealand, fleeing the Japanese invasion of China.
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About a year ago several mineral claims were located in the crater by a company of scientific and moneyed men.
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As part of the investigations a decade ago several suspects, including Flosse, were held in prison for up to half a year.
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Only a month ago several of the same provinces were suffering from the worst drought in a century to hit southwest China.
13
Although West Africa had been inhabited since the earliest times, about two thousand years ago several events occurred which injected new vigor into the area.
14
When the bicycle craze was at its height some years ago several million small balls made of hardened steel were used annually in bicycle bearings.
15
A year or two ago several of the wives of those who had been absent with us petitioned the chief for leave to marry again.