Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] year [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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1 | The Board of Trade 's official figure for 1892 was 20,000 and for 1893 , 15,000 but for the latter year it may actually have been less , little more than 12,000 . |
2 | But I mean for the first year she wo n't be in , if she goes into student , she 'll be in college |
3 | Well I mean for the first year she wo n't be in if she goes in as a student she 'll be in college . |
4 | If , however , a married man had children young enough to keep his wife at home , then during the high-price years he could not have earned enough to support his family without supplementation . |
5 | Pentagon hardliners , who have opposed a chemical weapons ban on the grounds that it could not be verified adequately , suggested the idea of seeking continued production of the new ‘ binary ’ weapons during the 10 years it would take to eliminate all arsenals . |
6 | If you have not paid Public Liability Insurance , for private classes , during the past year you will NOT be covered for this period . |
7 | During the next year he would have major roles in theatre , film and television . |
8 | After a few years they may find that not enough of their nature is being fulfilled . |
9 | I did n't think that after a few years I would end up doing both ! ’ |
10 | No doubt it appealed to his vanity and his ambition to be regarded as more than a mere fiddler ; but after a harrowing year it must have been a decision he bitterly regretted . |
11 | Maybe at the end of the final year they could keep the money to go away with instead of spending it . |
12 | By the end of the second year they will have taken courses in at least three departments , not all of which need be in the Faculty of Social Sciences . |
13 | By the end of the ten years he would have paid the firm £9,946.80 . |
14 | You go to the tech on day release , take an exam every year and by the end of the third year you should be a qualified accounting technician . |
15 | There can be nothing worse for those employed in any industry than to have their incomes drastically reduced for two years on the trot and then be left twirling their thumbs wondering whether at the end of the next year they will still be in business — whether they can continue to be farmers and produce the food that Britain can use . |
16 | During the course of a single year I will use upwards of one thousand Biros , yet I have never actually worn one out . |
17 | Analysis of Prime Ministers ' involvement in parliamentary debates shows that in the course of an average year they will participate in six debates and make six statements on policy , usually on the economy , foreign affairs , and government business . |
18 | And now what they 're saying is , well we 'll buy out those appeals , if you had your appeal running for a few years we 'll give you five hundred pound ex gratia payment . |
19 | For a few years it would undoubtedly be more expensive to cable Britain with optical-fibre links directly into the home . |
20 | Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise . |
21 | Yes , yes I do n't think that on our next buy , what with the next year I would be a bit better off in the sense that I should have sold my house , bought something cheaper and have some capital invested so I have a little extra monthly income , I should be living in somewhere that 's cheaper to run |
22 | First-timers in their millions were backing the saxophone-playing candidate from the baby-boom years they could identify with . |
23 | In the new year I will publish a progress report on the work of the police service and other agencies in tackling the problem of racially motivated attacks . |
24 | In the new year he 'll begin his fight against cancer again , with a new session of chemotherapy . |
25 | And first thing in the New Year he will be going . |
26 | In the first year you should keep your livestock rate very low ; this greatly reduces the chance of disease and ensures adequate winter fodder . |
27 | In so far as war recruitment affected the labour market , by emphasising labour shortage in the brisk years it may have helped advance money wages , while in the worst years it may have limited the extent of unemployment . |
28 | I , I 'd suggest that it is a good bet , particularly if you think that erm if we do get rising inflation , er in the next year we could be , I mean the projected figures are round about er , by the middle of next year , round about five percent . |
29 | Now then , I 've made , oh er before I go into the capital gains , er capital allowances you can claim a proportion of the capital allowances on a reducing balance , so er if a car for example costs you five thousand pounds , you 'd actually be allowed twenty five percent in the first year , the twenty five percent would be reduced from five thousand , and in the next year you 'd get twenty five percent off your balance until the five thousand pounds had been allowed against your profits . |
30 | In so far as war recruitment affected the labour market , by emphasising labour shortage in the brisk years it may have helped advance money wages , while in the worst years it may have limited the extent of unemployment . |