Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [prep] [adj] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If they ca n't get the NHS right after 13 years they never will , ’ he said . |
| 2 | The former Soviet international has established herself as the world 's leading female middle distance runner in recent years she won the 1500 metres and 3,000 metres at the inaugural World Championships in Rome in 1987 and finished third and first respectively in the same events at the Seoul Olympics a year later . |
| 3 | and erm , you know , they spend it on the six of them pocket money for sixteen years it all of them have left school now |
| 4 | Within that two years , any time within that two years you can basically be given the sack for not coming up to the grade or not coming up to scratch or sometimes they prolong your pr probation for another six months so instead of being a probationer constable for two years you 're a probationer constable for two and a half years . |
| 5 | AS a Crusaders supporter for many years I 'm concerned at the lack of a youth policy at Seaview . |
| 6 | I have argued with my district health authority for many years I know that many hon. Members have done the same with theirs — because it has for various reasons shifted the problem of elderly sick people to the private sector . |
| 7 | As a woodwork teacher for many years I consider this design to be dangerous because power drills run at a much higher speed than a brace and consequently the feed is too fast for accurate control . |