Example sentences of "[adj] time in [adj] years [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the fourth time in five years she had been injured in the line of duty . |
| 2 | Gorbachev disclosed that " for the first time in recent years we laid quite a strong stress on what our economic relations should be like " , although he failed to provide details on the precise content of the talks . |
| 3 | For the first time in many years there is hope that by means of the NHS and Community Care Act of 1990 , imperfect and incomplete though it may be , the fundamental organizational and financial changes needed to foster good community care have been made . |
| 4 | I 've done it five , this is the first time in five years I 've had New Year 's Eve off . |
| 5 | For the first time in 11 years you can get nearly two dollars for every £ because the American dollar is so weak . |
| 6 | Frank 's departure was a relief in many ways : for the first time in two years someone from our group had gone home ; Frank would now be free from fear while Brian and I could carry on together . |
| 7 | This is the first time in 20 years I have felt any hope . ’ |
| 8 | But one day , as he sat by a mountain stream , he actually looked at a flower , and for the first time in ten years he realized how beautiful something living could be . |
| 9 | One that I look a lot more like the Prime Minister wearing my reading glasses than the Prime Minister actually looks like the Prime Minister and two , the hidden benefits of wearing your reading glasses , group , here , is that I ca n't see a thing over there and for the first time in ten years I 'm gon na enjoy delivering a speech . |
| 10 | this one was the biggest and best in a long while … for the first time in 30 years it was open to professionals as well as amateurs and drew in two former world champions in Tony Doyle and Danny Clark and three Milk Race winners in … |
| 11 | It 's the third time in 2 years his house has been raided and the second in the space of a week . |