Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] year [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Middlesbrough Council is hoping at qualify for a further year 's Government grant to finance champion coaching sessions for young sportspeople . |
| 2 | The British Museum 's show was originally scheduled to coincide with the publication of its new catalogue of the drawings of Rembrandt and his School , due to appear in a few year 's time . |
| 3 | But I read in an article this morning ( 'Students set to pay full fees ' , 29 September ) that if I were applying in a few years ' time , I would have to ask my parents to pay the full cost of my tuition . |
| 4 | This perennial plant 's big , bold , green clumps , measuring 90cm/3ft high and the same in diameter , grow even bigger and more productive before they deteriorate after a few years ' growth , and are then best replaced . |
| 5 | Melanie opened her eyes and saw thorns among roses , as if she woke from a hundred years ' night , la belle au bois dormante , imprisoned in a century 's steadily burgeoning garden . |
| 6 | If you register immediately you 'll benefit from a whole year 's worth of tax free interest for what 's calculated on April the fifth . |
| 7 | The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades . |
| 8 | Sales in 1992 increased to IR£76.3 million , despite a generally hostile economic environment At constant exchange rates , sales increased by 9 per cent which benefited from a full year 's contribution from the new Marquis brand . |
| 9 | Without that Dublin goal they would still be languishing in the lower reaches , their morale severely affected since their championship challenge disintegrated with a New Year 's Day thrashing by QPR at Old Trafford . |
| 10 | If I braked sharply , I could go to a New Year 's Eve party as Van Gogh . |
| 11 | If it were to happen in a few year 's time when we have the lottery money , then I think the Sutherland Collection Collection is something that anybody concerned with heritage should make the highest possible priority . |
| 12 | Paul gets deeply drunk at a New Year 's Eve party , where those friends who already have children get wheezily maudlin and dilate on the sheer cost of small kids versus the sheer joy of small kids ; while those who do n't have kids elbow him constantly , calling him a bit of a sharp-shooter , a devil , a sperm-bank , a prong , a peopler of nations and an irresponsible git . |