Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] years [coord] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Particularly Old Speckled Hen could survive ; they 've only been brewing it there in its present form for 2 years and it would be easy for us to transfer that production to their specifications using Morland 's yeast . |
| 2 | ‘ My father-in-law was well aware of all this ; it has been going on for some years but he would not do what was necessary to right the situation , that is cut out the loss makers and , perhaps , substitute other lines — stationery , office equipment , videos or any other line compatible with the book trade . ’ |
| 3 | Margaret was in the Air Force for some years but I could n't say what they did for work . |
| 4 | The rate of change in media will continue at this pace for some years and we can take nothing for granted . |
| 5 | They have n't been champions for 26 years and it could be another 26 before they win it again . |
| 6 | I 've smoked for sixty years and I can not change now . ’ |
| 7 | I 've been working here for fourteen years but I ca n't buy postage stamps without his say-so . |
| 8 | erm as many people here know and like them I have worked in a voluntary capacity and one way or another in this theatre for many years and we ca n't do without it we do n't want to see it close or any of those drastic things . |
| 9 | ‘ We have managed to keep relations very harmonious for many years and we will not let anything disrupt that harmony , ’ he said . |
| 10 | He is well qualified to do the job he has done for many years and we will continue to employ him at races . ’ |
| 11 | He is well qualified to do the job he has done for many years and we will continue to employ him at races . ’ |
| 12 | They quote an Under Secretary commenting upon informal communications networks : ‘ Some of these people I 've known for twenty-five years and we can of course communicate with each other almost in code . ’ |
| 13 | This was the Finaghy lads first fight at home in six years and you could almost feel seismic waves of anticipation as he came to the ringside . |
| 14 | Jeff added : ‘ BNFL people from several sites have collected food and clothing for us to take out in previous years and I would be grateful if people could help again . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ We are the first England representative team to face the Springboks in 23 years and we must make it a memorable day , one the selectors can not ignore . ’ |
| 17 | However , a great deal has been achieved in recent years and I shall always be proud of the Department and more importantly its employees . |
| 18 | Timothy Langdale , QC , counsel for Guppy , said he had had high expenses in recent years and it should not be assumed ‘ that there is some pot of gold stuck in some foreign country ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ Without Roland Garros , French tennis could never have developed in the way it has over recent years and we would never have won the Davis Cup , which has given us all such a tremendous boost . ’ |
| 20 | Assistant recorder Martin Axtell imposed a suspended possession order , saying Mrs Carruthers could not play music in her flat for two years or she would be evicted . |