Example sentences of "[adj] year ' [noun sg] [pron] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | In its fifty years ' existence it has poured out a stream of bishops , priests , doctors , engineers , businessmen , civil servants and politicians . |
| 2 | 17 patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus of more than five years ' duration who had reported altered hypoglycaemia awareness within three months of transferring to human insulin . |
| 3 | Within minutes of the disaster , Blairman 's offered me a desk and telephone , Mallett 's provided porters and storage for the 60 years ' accumulation which had to be out of Mount Street in two days . |
| 4 | I 've just had a Christmas card from my old healthy friend ; so that 's two years ' service they 've lost for starters . |
| 5 | In two years ' time it 's planned it 'll be completely car-free . |
| 6 | Rita is a machine knitter of 20 years ' standing who has taught many techniques of the craft . |