Example sentences of "[adj] year [unc] [noun sg] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Indonesia , in October 1990 , post-graduate researcher Bonar Tigor Naipospos was sentenced to eight and a half years ' imprisonment because he ‘ attempted to undermine Indonesian state ideology ’ through participation in a university study group and distributing banned literature . |
| 2 | Basque pelota looks like being this year 's corker as it involves catching a tennis ball in a fruit bowl and throwing it at a wall ( below left ) . |
| 3 | But Mr Fallon said : ‘ The charge capping rules allow Northumberland to increase their expenditure from April by five per cent on this year 's budget so there 's no need for cuts of that nature . |
| 4 | Over the coming weeks councillors will attempt to cover the £200,000 loss by finding other areas in this year 's budget where there has been an underspend . |
| 5 | SPEEDWAY : Joe Screen , who won the British under-21 championship in 1990 , will start favourite for this year 's title as he chases a £10,000 bonus from sponsors Homefire . |
| 6 | " Even if you have a copy of the old ( September 1988 ) Catalogue , have a look at this year 's edition as it contains details of 15 new titles and information on many more books , packs , videos and projects . |
| 7 | of this year 's allocation if they wished to do so . |
| 8 | Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years ' time if they continue to multiply at this rate . |
| 9 | Chief Supt Bill Hills , head of the force 's uniform operations department , will have completed more than 35 years ' service when he leaves the job . |
| 10 | ‘ This may rise to about 20 in three years ' time if we do well . |
| 11 | Until recent years the aim of the librarian , more often than not , was to achieve as large an increase on his previous year 's bookfund as his finance committee would tolerate . |
| 12 | And in those days you had to have fifteen years ' training before anyone would really look at you . |
| 13 | It would be surprising if benchmarking attracts as much media attention in five years ' time as it does now . |
| 14 | I have completed one year 's retirement although I did n't really retire ! |
| 15 | I hope that he and his fellow enthusiasts of today will derive as much pleasure from looking back in 50 or 60 years ' time as I do from my battered old album . |
| 16 | Not any year 's thing if we 're brutally honest . |
| 17 | Recorder John Hugill , QC , placed him on two years ' probation after he heard he was now an ‘ emotional wreck ’ . |
| 18 | Six months before her overdose Liz terminated the relationship with her boyfriend of two years ' standing after she discovered he had been going out with another girl . |
| 19 | HOLDERS Merseyside will be able to call on seven members of last year 's squad when they start their defence of the ESFA Adidas Under-19 Trophy against Greater Manchester at Wyncote on Saturday ( 11am ) . |