Example sentences of "[v-ing] five years " in BNC.
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| 1 | And since Felicity — that 's my wife — ca n't now experience what 's happening five years ago — because it 's receding faster than the speed of light , and the speed of light is a constant which , as we know from Einsteinian physics , can not be exceeded … |
| 2 | In 1922 Mr Charles Hinks became articled to Mr Latimer and was given a partnership on qualifying five years later at the age of 21 quite a distinction as the custom was to buy a share in a practice . |
| 3 | On October 11 , 1991 , Vernage walked out of prison after serving five years of a seven-year burglary sentence . |
| 4 | The French army , formed of a selected number of conscripts serving five years , was still digesting the lessons of 1870 . |
| 5 | Survival following a diagnosis of KS is much better , as up to 80% of people with KS are alive one year later , and to be living five years later is not uncommon . |
| 6 | In all these cases the basic information comes from a census question such as ‘ Where were you living five years ago ? ’ |
| 7 | All had to prepare a Development Plan describing five years ' improvement to bring about secondary education for all . |
| 8 | ‘ Imagine someone who had given up teaching five years ago trying to get back into the profession now . |
| 9 | Also available from 1991 are tickets lasting five years , which involve an outlay of £40,000 per seat . |
| 10 | Anthony , aged twenty-two , was with him , doing five years for robbery and malicious wounding . |
| 11 | Provisionally an MPhys ( Astrophys ) is proposed , normally taking five years . |
| 12 | ‘ TVB hereby grants to [ the taxpayer ] , which accepts , the sole and exclusive right outside Hong Kong and the non-exclusive right in Hong Kong throughout the life of this agreement and upon the terms and conditions of parts 2 and 3 hereof : ( a ) to copy , adapt , and cause to be seen and heard in public ( otherwise than by means of wireless or cable TV transmissions in Hong Kong ) all TVB films , ( b ) to exploit all derivative rights in TVB films ( excluding the hotchpot programmes ) and ( c ) to grant sub-licences to others to do the acts set out in paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ) above for periods not exceeding five years unless TVB 's prior written consent . … |
| 13 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains for himself or another any pecuniary advantage shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years . |
| 14 | Freehold and long leasehold land and buildings are revalued to market value at intervals not exceeding five years . |
| 15 | In such circumstances the costs are carried forward and amortised over a period not exceeding five years commencing when the group begins to benefit from the expenditure . |
| 16 | The club , back in business after folding five years ago , hoped to make a fresh start in Welsh football next season . |
| 17 | The group is strongest in the resilient Midlands and a land bank stretching five years is good security . |
| 18 | He was not as successful with melons because even ‘ Miller 's very fine old seed produced abominable fruit , and after trials covering five years he wrote to Chelsea for guidance . |
| 19 | Heinz , 52 , an heir to the H. J. Heinz food fortune , had been elected senator for Pennsylvania in 1976 , following five years in the House of Representatives . |