Meanings of begun years in English

The digging and reenforcing of the tunnels had begun years before, back in 1948.

Mrs. Abbey fetched the sketches which her husband had begun years ago, and when Bok saw them he was delighted.

The thugs would not be able to resist the temptation of so much flesh, and Scaevola wanted to finish what he'd begun years before.

He noted that sharp cost-cutting had begun years ago, and that 77 percent of the city's budget was devoted to already-diminished police and fire services.