Example sentences of "[adj] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bradens moved to Toronto where they did well in CBC productions , and in 1949 moved on to London where for the next 30 years they made quite an impression at the BBC , both in radio and in television . |
| 2 | After about 30 years they would support ling and heather , then gorse would become established . |
| 3 | Similarly , we were relying on the vastness of the oceans to dilute and disperse whatever bacteria and viruses allowed into them ; in 30 years we might be regretting it . |
| 4 | If we look at the development of computers over the past 30 years we see accelerated change of a phenomenal nature . |
| 5 | But after 30 years we are getting used to the idea that we might finish our lives together . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ For 30 years we have asked for it to be culverted and we have been promised that it will be done . |
| 7 | For almost 30 years he was a key negotiator for East Berlin on ‘ humanitarian questions ’ and a confidante of Mr Honecker . |
| 8 | For almost 30 years he was a key negotiator for East Berlin on ‘ humanitarian questions ’ and a confidante of Mr Honecker . |
| 9 | For the next 30 years he was involved in the practical application of the law of wills and trusts . |
| 10 | Demolition trains became a regular sight on Sundays during 1987 however , and for the first time in over 30 years it was possible to photograph trains without the hindrance of electric stanchions . |
| 11 | But now the solar influence is beginning to turn around to contribute a further warming influence up to the year 2010 , boosting the greenhouse effect where for the past 30 years it has been counterbalancing it . |
| 12 | After nearly 30 years it is the station 's biggest single money-spinner , accounting for the lion 's share of its sales to the ITV network . |
| 13 | Having been a teacher for over 30 years it might seem strange that I should begin a book on primary education by reflecting on the significance of schooling . |
| 14 | this one was the biggest and best in a long while … for the first time in 30 years it was open to professionals as well as amateurs and drew in two former world champions in Tony Doyle and Danny Clark and three Milk Race winners in … |
| 15 | Over the last 30 years I have kept a fairly meticulous diary , and this includes not just fishing detail but an accurate record of the conditions . |
| 16 | During the 30 years I have lived in the US , as a student and university teacher , I have never seen the large carbuncles and boils described by Robert Mandeville ( ’ The natural history of boils ’ , 20 January , p164 ) , although they were common during my school days and army service in England from 1944 to 1952 and I suffered from them myself on three occasions . |
| 17 | ‘ For 30 years I always painted on the spot , even in deep snow . |
| 18 | And , on meeting up with the Apache after 30 years I like it now . |
| 19 | He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies . |
| 20 | He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies . |
| 21 | For some years we prospered , until the slump of 1930 , followed by another setback in 1933 , when the Nazis first appeared , and the final blow when the World War II commenced . |
| 22 | And we s we had kept on making this , maybe we , some years we would sell about ten of them . |
| 23 | For some years they stood largely empty , occupied only by the ghosts of yesteryear , prey to vandals , fire and decay . |
| 24 | Over some years she was much occupied with the care of her mother and an invalid sister . |
| 25 | For some years she had struggled to come to terms with her own emotions . |
| 26 | For some years he had made a practice of writing to government departments about the grievances of seamen , addressing these also to prominent persons and sending copies to the press . |
| 27 | For some years he lived on his estate at Ballinastow in county Wicklow , where he was high sheriff in 1835 . |
| 28 | He has strong interests in education , and management training and much experience of negotiating with government , something that we all need in N C V O. For some years he 's been a member of the Council for Voluntary Service Overseas . |
| 29 | For some years he 's been lucky to be in a position of being able to pick and choose his work , while admitting ‘ sometimes you have to choose from what 's there and you do n't always necessarily choose the best . |
| 30 | But if you 're like me moving to a , a house that 's been established for some years you 'll probably find there 's only a minimum of power points because let's face it over the years the use of electrical apparatus have become more and more has n't it ? |