Example sentences of "[noun] and in [adj] year [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 A former schoolteacher and the wife of a Magee College lecturer , she was of pronounced left-wing sympathies and in later years she became Bernadette Devlin 's secretary in London .
2 In 1890 he officially attended the installation of the 46th Mayor in his long career and in that year he also attended the unveiling of the Armada Memorial .
3 ‘ It was made in his atelier so I went over for the fittings and in those years I was very sure of myself .
4 Here John learned to appreciate the material things in life and in later years he allowed journalists to make the mistake of attributing John George 's wealth and position to him at this time .
5 Dance has always been his first love and in recent years he 's been on tour six times with his own company .
6 By 1917 his paintings were to fetch the highest prices during his lifetime and in that year he is credited with painting one hundred and twenty-five canvases , a painting every three days .
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