Example sentences of "[verb] in [adj] years [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The retired docker 's health has suffered in recent years and he has trouble getting up the stairs at their maisonette . |
| 2 | The retired docker 's health has suffered in recent years and he has trouble getting up the stairs at their maisonette . |
| 3 | Add to this the rapid growth in the numbers of expeditions , climbers and trekkers which has occurred in recent years and it is not surprising that the problem has reached massive proportions despite the availability of new access sites from Tibet which was opened to climbers in 1980 . |
| 4 | It challenges some of the teaching methods that have been used in recent years and it suggests that schools should concentrate on commonsense , practical teaching . |
| 5 | I draw his attention to the fact that we are now net exporters of televisions whereas we were net importers under the Labour party and to the fact that motor output has been expanding in recent years whereas it was declining under Labour . |
| 6 | They demolished New Zealand 22–6 in the final for their third win in successive years and they effectively became the second underwater sevens champions since Australia in 1983 , the previous ‘ monsoon ’ tournament . |
| 7 | His visits continued in subsequent years while he was in Cambridge building a new range of King 's Hall in 1490–5 , now part of the east range of Trinity College with the lower stage of the Great Gate . |
| 8 | It gives the impression we 're prepared to spend the money and that 's what 's happened in previous years and it should n't happen . |
| 9 | In large scale industry ( such as the Automotive Industry ) the use of cordless tools has been steadily increasing in recent years so it is by no means novel technology . |
| 10 | However , a great deal has been achieved in recent years and I shall always be proud of the Department and more importantly its employees . |
| 11 | That has improved in recent years and I congratulate the local authority and the local schools and colleges on that . |