Example sentences of "[adj] years and [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , as the advanced further education pool is virtually certain to be reduced , in relative terms , in the next few years and consequently the survival of some institutions may be at stake , NAB 's most difficult job is likely to be to steer public sector higher education through the stormy seas ahead with as little long-term damage as possible . |
| 2 | In 1963 there had been 10.5 million vehicles , so what was involved was a doubling within 10 years and nearly a trebling within 20 years . |
| 3 | For adult offenders the picture showed little change from previous years and indeed the number of sentenced adult male prisoners had increased . |
| 4 | Mr Winchester , a Mac-fan of many years and now the boss of a Mac-using electronic-publishing company , has an ingenious explanation : unlike the clumsy MS-DOS operating system that powers IBM computers and all their clones , the Mac can cope with comparative ease with the pictographic scripts and unusual phonetic alphabets of Asia . |
| 5 | There are difficulties assessing the child between the age of 2 and 4 years and so a range of different tests is used in an attempt to tap a wide range of the child 's skills and maintain the child 's interest and motivation to co-operate . |
| 6 | For two thousand years and more the branch of philosophy known as metaphysics had dealt with arguments and proofs about the existence and nature of God , his relation to the world and human beings , and such related matters as human freedom and life beyond death . |
| 7 | Yesterday , two Norfolk men who kidnapped a prime suspect and took him for a ride were sent to prison for five years and apparently the suspect did not even get a police caution . |
| 8 | They 've been coming here for over 60 years and even a recession wo n't spoil the festive spirit . |
| 9 | Forest , who knocked Spurs out of the Coca-Cola Cup , have not lost at White Hart Lane for seven years and perhaps a draw would have been a fair result . |