Example sentences of "[adj] year ['s] [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Milton Keynes is about as far from the sea as it is possible to get in England , and Roger Mason 's motivation in coming to us was never quite clear to me ( perhaps it was n't to him either , for although after four intensive years ' research he produced a many-hundred page ‘ draft ’ of his thesis , far in excess of what might be required , he finally failed to submit it for examination ) . |
| 2 | After three years ' work he submitted a draft only to have it irrevocably vetoed without any intelligible reasons given or any consideration of amendment . |
| 3 | Nicholson , while rejecting Corman as his ‘ mentor ’ gladly acknowledges the start and subsequent ten years ' work he gave him . |
| 4 | After Franco 's death and after 38 years ' absence he returned to Spain in 1977 , at the invitation of Suárez , and was in 1978 appointed president of the Catalonian regional government . |
| 5 | In a hundred years ' time , I said to him , wrote Harsnet ( and Goldberg , putting the pad aside , began to type again ) , in a hundred years ' time I said to him , ( he typed ) no one will remember either you or me . |
| 6 | In his new year 's message he urged the government to mitigate its harshest effects . |
| 7 | Christmas no new year 's eve we went to a party . |
| 8 | ‘ The generous responses by so many people was amazing and by New Year 's Eve we had raised £4,181 , ’ said Joan . |
| 9 | On New Year 's Eve they made |
| 10 | On New Year 's Eve he had been ill . |
| 11 | When they had gone to bed together on New Year 's Eve it had been like a revelation to him . |
| 12 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |
| 13 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |
| 14 | On the afternoon of New Year 's Day we reached the road end , picked the car up and returned to Queenstown . |
| 15 | In last year 's championship they managed a single draw and finished last . |
| 16 | For last year 's service we drew up a plan and then wrote a personal letter from the laity group to all the Churches , emphasising how much we believed in the power of praying together for Unity . |
| 17 | He said Mr Lamont declared in last year 's Budget he had ‘ no need , no proposals and no plans either to raise or to extend the scope of VAT ’ . |
| 18 | In last year 's statement I commented upon the challenging economic conditions which resulted from a base interest rate of 14.0% and inflation at 10.9% . |
| 19 | At last year 's AGM I extended an invitation to Ms de Jonghe to visit Wales on behalf of Wales Wildlife and Countryside Link . |