Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] [adj] year [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Oh God you have n't , have you heard about the fifth year toilet yet ? |
2 | Although the Guaranteed Capital Bond is designed for a five year term , early encashment is allowed before the end of the fixed term . |
3 | It was the victories won during the Seven Years War of 1756–63 much more than any intrinsic merits of the British constitution which forced a revision of disparaging estimates of this kind . |
4 | The Institute itself has recently reopened after a five year refurbishment which included the installation of a new metal and glass roof and the conversion of the former tapestry gallery into one suitable for displaying pictures . |
5 | Singapore 's Raffles Hotel reopened after a three year face-lift costing £55 million . |
6 | Now we did go through dramatic exercises in the nineteen sixties , erm where we entered into a three year agreement er on wages settlement at national level . |
7 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
8 | The efficacy of the alcohol project and the non-punitive paradigm is demonstrated by the results reported from a three year evaluation study covering 152 offenders . |
9 | As effective economic policy can hardly be judged in less than a three year period , and political affiliation is also a long-term question , it seems entirely reasonable that aid should be committed over a three year period . |
10 | In Mr Wakil 's first speech to Parliament he referred to the Five Year plan , in which an expansion of broadcasting was projected . |
11 | In terms of the papers in front of you this morning , Chair , the position is that , that is addressed over the three year period , and the figures do fluctuate between years , so there is a , as we 'll see later in the paper , there is a , a net expenditure total in year one which increases in year two , but then is offset by a , a reduction in year three . |
12 | Their project was preceded by a two year pilot study , also funded by Northern Regional Health Authority , from 1987 to 1989 . |
13 | Have you heard of the Thirty Years War ? |
14 | Some of the stimulus for this came from a survey of senior medical students , yet when 30 current house officers were consulted all but two said that , though they would be happy to have the opportunity to apply for both jobs at one hospital , they would not have applied for a one year block contract that restricted them to one hospital . |
15 | The change has been adopted as a prior year adjustment , so pre-tax profits for 1991/92 are £4.3m lower and for 1990/91 , on a restated basis , £3.8m lower . |
16 | How much would you pay for that , if that were you , if you were thirty , looking for a thirty year plan , guaranteed to keep in line with inflation , thousand pounds a month . |
17 | It is looking for a 60 year franchise that could be terminated by the Government at 10 year intervals . |
18 | The number of parents sending their children to private schools has risen for the eighth year running , despite a downturn in the economy and an upturn in school fees , the Independent Schools Information Service revealed . |
19 | A recommendation that the application be granted for a one year period . |
20 | A recommendation that the application be granted for a one year period . |
21 | She is available with a three or four double cabin layout with the option of two or three heads and is built with a 5 year hull guarantee , using the latest moulding and construction techniques incorporating bi-directional materials , isothalic gelcoats and resins with carbon fibre or Kevlar at high stress areas . |
22 | It is the first-ever full scale play to be presented in the 140 year history of St George 's Hall . |
23 | As a result of the loss carry back , this ACT will be surplus and , provided a claim can be made within the two year limit , the ACT can be carried back from that later period . |
24 | However , climbing sports differ from true climbers in that invariably they do not bloom until the second year wood , and then only on side shoots , and seldom repeat much after the first burst of bloom during June . |
25 | 10.7 The most exhilarating race came in the 15 years class as the Robinson twins of Coleraine battled out a nailbiting finish with Louise just pipping Emma by 0.05 seconds . |
26 | Mr Major has let it be known privately that the chancellor will not be moved in the New Year reshuffle . |
27 | It 's hoped it will prevent a repetition of the sexual and physical abuse that some pupils suffered over a five year period . |
28 | When these films made over a twenty year period have , on rare occasions , been seen by Western audiences , critics have referred to him as neo-neo-realist or post-Brechtian film-maker . |
29 | Both groups of students will be tracked over a 2 year period . |
30 | There is not enough time to meet even short-term demands for preparation , marking , report-writing , sorting out pupils ' disputes and clearing up heat-of-the-moment misunderstandings with colleagues , let alone to invest in the longer-term necessities of clearing the backlog of paperwork , replying to letters , ordering supplies , planning schemes of work , reorganizing last year 's course , thinking about what your tutor group can contribute to the fourth year assembly , setting up a meeting with the educational psychologist about Jessica , and spending some time with the word processor manual . |