1.   For I had been planning for years to get out of corporate life-and now I had finally done it.

2.   Virtually every year the eighth, eighth year always does get better than the ninth year.

3.   Another year Patterson got a leather briefcase, which she still uses every day.

4.   Consequently, their grades may take a dip that first year, but the second year usually gets better.

5.   Consumers wait for years just to get on mailing lists that give them a crack at buying a bottle or two of super-scarce, ultrapremium wines.

6.   Doctors at the clinics counter that they give women the facts but that many patients have been trying for years to get pregnant and are frustrated.

7.   Each year this holiday gets more annoying.

8.   For those of us at home who struggle for years to get children to share, this sounds like magic.

9.   Garrett and center director Ken Balcomb have pressed for years to get Lolita released from the Miami Seaquarium.

10.   Goldman adapted the film from his novel, then tried for years to get studio backing.