Example sentences of "after [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | IF WILLIAM CAXTON , the father of British printing , were to come back to life after 500 years in the grave , he would see a lot of changes . |
| 2 | The motion congratulated the Australian Labour Party on defeating the amazingly right wing Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen after 32 years of power in Queensland . |
| 3 | Fletcher , 48 , described his decision to leave Essex after 32 years as a difficult one . |
| 4 | Motorola Inc 's semiconductor chief James Norling is moving to Europe to head up Motorola Europe , Middle East and Africa , succeeding David Bartram , who is retiring June 30 after 32 years : Thomas George , executive vice-president and assistant general manager of the Semiconductor Products group , will take over Norling 's post on April 1 . |
| 5 | The first train at 0830 on December 22nd will celebrate the return of steam-hauled passenger trains after 32 years and is an addition especially for the enthusiasts . |
| 6 | Dr Joan Freeman , who retired in 1983 after 32 years at Harwell , was presented with an Honorary Doctorate for her best seller ‘ A Passion for Physics ’ . |
| 7 | And it was the end of the road for former council chairman Archie McAuley , who crashed at the polls after 32 years on the council . |
| 8 | Alvaro Cunhal , 79 , resigned on Dec. 4 after 32 years as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party and was appointed head of the party 's new national council ; Carlos Carvalhas was elected as his successor . |
| 9 | St. Bede 's will say goodbye to Mrs Ann Connell , who is taking early retirement after 32 years , and next month Mrs Christina Haslam will leave Ian Ramsay School and Mrs Maureen Dargue will take early retirement from Bishopsgarth School , both after spending 28 years in the profession . |
| 10 | Mr Byrne joined the order six years ago after 32 years in the Green Howards . |
| 11 | After 32 years I continue to enjoy my Medau by doing three classes a week — with Myrtle Mott at Plumstead , with Elsie Streek at Alderwood School and with Bridget at Sidcup and I must say that this form of movement has given me a great deal of pleasure so LONG LIVE MEDAU . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , at clubs like Tottenham and Ajax of Amsterdam , fans now celebrate their club 's Jewish associations after suffering years of abuse for the same . |
| 13 | Neither the size of the orchestras nor the size of the stage seems to have deterred you from staging major works by Verdi — Un ballo in maschera , for instance , which you 've now come back to after fifty years — Wagner , and Strauss . |
| 14 | ‘ I read in the paper the other day that two people had met on the steps of St Paul 's Cathedral after fifty years or something . |
| 15 | The exploitation of land and animals has gone on far too long — after fifty years of experimentation , let's move on to better things . |
| 16 | It was lovingly tended by its station-master , Mr James , who retired in 1899 after fifty years of service there , during which time he had installed not only flower-beds but a fountain complete with goldfish . |
| 17 | After fifty years there were 143 of them , responsible for the upkeep of 3,400 miles of roadway from the tolls parliament allowed them to levy . |
| 18 | The old pre-war autobahn to Stuttgart only had a double carriageway and after fifty years of use was often under repair . |
| 19 | The RAF pulls out after fifty years . |
| 20 | So after fifty years , they say , the world 's best-known aid organisation is still fighting the same battles . |
| 21 | On March 1 , 1989 , the sale of beer became legal after 74 years , thus ending the last vestiges of prohibition . |
| 22 | After eleven years of Thatcherism the government 's macro policies have been transformed — for the worse . |
| 23 | In 1979 , after eleven years of existence , the Urban Programme was particularly characterized by a network of local-government officials and councillors , voluntary-sector representatives , civil servants and a range of other interested organizations forming a mechanism through which valuable , if somewhat stereotyped , projects might be funded . |
| 24 | Eventually , after eleven years with the Palace , George became the manager at Orient and a feature of his time at Brisbane Road was his regular purchasing of Palace players ( eg Phil Hoadley , Gerry Queen , John Jackson ) to help keep his club in Division Two . |
| 25 | Julian Haylock [ JH ] : After eleven years of teaching music , and regular contributions to CDR since June 1990 , now full-time Editor . |
| 26 | A unit of mathematics at one point is followed by a unit of language or history at another , the whole being completed after eleven years with a final coat of educational gloss . |
| 27 | After eleven years , I had to get out . |
| 28 | Though after eleven years the differences are not very large , the detailed profiles over time may well be so . |
| 29 | His dedication and expertise with Delta were finally rewarded after eleven years when he was promoted to leader of Squadron B , with sixteen men under his command , but while he was on assignment in Libya his wife and five-year-old son were abducted by Arab terrorists in New York . |
| 30 | He was the first to admit that he had been psychologically screwed-up when he joined them after eleven years with the elite American anti-terrorist squad , Delta — a state of mind that had come about as a result of his last Delta mission . |