Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a five-year [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nelson Mandela was already serving a five-year sentence for inciting a strike and leaving the country without travel documents when , on 12 July 1963 , the police raided Lilliesleaf Farm at Rivonia , near Johannesburg . |
| 2 | The EC has meanwhile approved a five-year plan to boost use of renewable energy . |
| 3 | Different manufacturers claim widely different life expectancies for both materials , but you can reasonably expect a five-year life from most types ( but as some manufacturers claim a life of only half this , and others double , check before you buy ) . |
| 4 | He has stuck with yacht racing , first modifying Matador , then running a five-year test programme which produced the world championship-winning Matador . |
| 5 | I use the metaphor in the knowledge that Scottish Power has recently signed a five-year contract with British Coal . |