Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] 20 years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite an approaching typhoon which ordinarily would have left the streets deserted , the march attracted 40,000 people - the largest political demonstration locally for 20 years . |
| 2 | She was also handling an interesting portfolio including two public companies , one of which was a small USM quoted property investment company , Capital and Regional Properties , run by Martin Barber , Xavier Pullen and Roger Boy-land , all of whom had been in the property business together for 20 years . |
| 3 | America 's Alligator Records are the latest label to recognise Dave 's talents , so after 20 years on the Western Australian gig circuit , could 1992 be the start of something big for Dave Hole ? |
| 4 | America looks to be an exciting prospect now that Alligator Records have released my album over there , so after 20 years hard slog it 's coming together at long last … ’ |
| 5 | No , not in 20 years , he replied . |
| 6 | Excuse my ignorance , but living in the ‘ plains ’ of the US makes it very hard to keep up with English soccer ( er , football ! ) especially Leeds a team that I 've benn supporting for close to 20 years now . |
| 7 | That they were popular can be shown by the water marks on the prints , some of which were reprinted repeatedly for 20 years . |
| 8 | Dr Dixon said , ‘ With up to 20 years from infection to illness , we just have to ask how many of our congregation have been added during that time ? |
| 9 | Among the possible prisoners of conscience are 37 people sentenced to up to 20 years ' imprisonment for their involvement in a peaceful flag-raising ceremony in the town of Jayapura on 14 December 1988 . |
| 10 | Many political prisoners who had been sentenced to death or life imprisonment after unfair trials following the 1980 coup will continue to serve sentences of up to 20 years . |
| 11 | It creates space within the Church from which they can carry on their ministry for up to 20 years . ’ |
| 12 | WHATEVER their politics , Poles expect to wait up to 20 years for a new telephone . |
| 13 | Under the 1985 Representation of the People Act , as amended in 1989 , Britons overseas may , for up to 20 years after their departure , register to vote by proxy in the constituency where they last lived . |
| 14 | With larger amounts you will have a choice of fixed or floating rates , which you can switch between to suit your development , while your repayment period can be up to 20 years . |
| 15 | Nitrogen can take up to 20 years to pollute water and , therefore , is a very long term problem . |
| 16 | Thanks to an amendment in 1989 to the 1985 Representation of the People Act , Britons may continue to vote by proxy for up to 20 years after they leave the country . |
| 17 | So we spend a season trying to adjust — a tough job in particular for the senior players who have spent up to 20 years operating a certain way — and then find it may all change again weeks before the British Lions fly down to New Zealand . |
| 18 | The Bank refused to reveal the amount paid to previous owners Cabra Estates , but they have told Bates that Chelsea do not have to pay any part of the purchase price for up to 20 years . |
| 19 | The ideal is to coat them with a good flexible roofing compound while still sound , which can extend the life of a roof by up to 20 years . |
| 20 | The term of the loan is approximately 7 — 12 years for industrial projects but can go up to 20 years for infrastructure investments ( these are investments in areas such as energy , transport , and communications which are beneficial to economic expansion in general ) . |
| 21 | On July 27 Robert Louis White , 46 , grand dragon of the Maryland Knights of the Ku Klux Klan , pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession of firearms , he faced up to 20 years ' imprisonment . |
| 22 | Some 157 demonstrators were subsequently convicted of a range of offences and were sentenced to up to 20 years ' imprisonment . |
| 23 | The nests may persist for up to 20 years and such a nest in rain forest can completely defoliate a major tree in a single night . |
| 24 | Female cod can live up to 20 years , reproducing every year . |
| 25 | Bullingdon Prison near Bicester in Oxfordshire is designed to be an answer to overcrowded cells and primitive conditions for Category B inmates , those serving sentences of up to 20 years . |
| 26 | Bullingdon Prison near Bicester in Oxfordshire is designed to be an answer to overcrowded cells and primitive conditions for Category B inmates , those serving sentences of up to 20 years . |
| 27 | Yet the county council admits the waste could have been there for anything up to 20 years . |
| 28 | The system will allow the vessel , designed for up to 20 years of service , to weathervane around a turret near the bow while shuttle tankers collect cargoes to transport ashore . |
| 29 | He 'd been hired by the man 's parents but still faces up to 20 years in gaol . |
| 30 | De Niro as Lowe on his first day out for 20 years |