Example sentences of "[adj] year in [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you know some years in advance if you 're in a secondary school erm that the total secondary school population is going to drop by , say , erm fifteen per cent in the next five years or whatever it might be . |
| 2 | I know if I get into trouble again I 'll be done for the arson charge and breach of probation , and that means a few years in jail and I could n't handle it . |
| 3 | The experience curve itself was developed from the concept of the learning curve , which had been used for many years in industries where it was observed that labour time fell as the workforce accumulated experience in producing more of a particular type of unit . |
| 4 | If I went out at the age of 68 at Drury Lane to celebrate Rory Bremner 's 50 years in showbusiness and I had n't got my pyjamas on , somebody would shout ‘ Where 's your pyjamas ’ ? ’ |
| 5 | At Southwark crown court , Judge Gerald Butler , QC , ordered confiscation of all Black 's assets , worth nearly £1.5 million , with the threat of 10 more years in prison if he defaulted . |
| 6 | ‘ Even Husak has spent many more years in jail than I have , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Moving to fine china , there was a very considerable overseas sales decline , particularly in Canada where there were lots of major retailers going bankrupt , but despite that , sales were over two hundred million for the fourth year in succession and we had a record December . |
| 8 | I 've been here nine years in August and I 've cut no end of it down . |
| 9 | ‘ I was a policeman for twelve years in Jordan before I joined the Black June . |
| 10 | Gqozo is accused of operating hit squads and permits no freedom of speech — the penalty for simply criticising Gqozo 's leadership is five years in jail and he has banned all ANC activities inside the homeland . |
| 11 | They will also be able to supply you with a list of suitable short-term homes for the elderly in your area , to which your parent might consider going for a few weeks each year in order that you may have a holiday , if there is no other member of the family who could take over your responsibilities in your absence . |
| 12 | Many firms offer training two years in advance but they tend to be the larger organisations and if you wish to work for a smaller firm or , for example , a local authority , you often need to apply nearer the time . |
| 13 | Curtis faced a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison because he had been growing Psilocybe cubensis , or ‘ magic mushrooms ’ as they were called in court . |
| 14 | It was last year in Denmark that she reached her lowest ebb . |