Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] years and it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | After National Service in the RAF , he worked for for eight years and it was during this time that he came in contact with , whilst the Belfast mill was being refurbished . |
| 2 | However the subscription has not gone up for 2 years and it is only a 15p per week rise . |
| 3 | Well , it 's been going in Oxford now for three years and it 's for people with disability and able bodied people , and with the current production we have which is being produced by Paul Newham , the people there have er suffered with M S and are visually impaired and er you know , various disabilities like that , plus able bodied people . |
| 4 | Suddenly there was work for everybody and the deaf community took full advantage of this change of climate , as reported in the 1944 annual report : The effect of the war on industry has given the deaf and dumb opportunities such as they had never enjoyed for many years and it is with great pleasure that the committee places on record the excellent work the deaf Have done . |
| 5 | It 's also the first major re-design of the spreadsheet in 10 years and it 's a vast improvement . |
| 6 | This has meant a fall in the demand for residential care which had been increasing rapidly in previous years and it is the duty of the relevant authorities to plan future provision er so that everything will work smoothly for those most in need . |
| 7 | The number of non-party political members of principal councils has declined steadily in recent years and it is usual in the large towns and cities for the authority to be governed by one or more of the political parties acting on a group basis . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The IT industry has been subject to rapid development in recent years and it is confidently expected that this trend will continue . |
| 10 | The debate over what has become known as ‘ blindsight ’ has become very heated in recent years and it is difficult to see which side is correct . |
| 11 | I 've worked in these homes for fifteen years and it was going on when I first started there . |
| 12 | The latest flare-up between the two countries — following last summer 's ball-tampering claims and counter-claims — is a direct result of Graveney 's remarks following the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , when he said : ‘ They have been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 13 | After the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , Graveney , 65 , said of Pakistan : ‘ They 've been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 14 | Indeed , hundreds have successfully completed modules over recent years and it is evident that the National Certificate 's flexibility is as viable in prisons as in any other centre . |
| 15 | Tony , Jill and their son , Martin , have lived at the Old Rectory for twenty years and it is very much their home — as your hosts they will bring early morning tea ( if requested ) , and arrange numerous activities . |
| 16 | Glenys and Neil Kinnock have been regular customers for several years and it was Glenys who had the honour of cutting the ribbon . |
| 17 | We lived in Sadberge for seven years and it 's lovely to come back . |