Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] ten years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well er ha you know I found myself after Budgie managing a singer called Leo and that led to a lot of interesting business and getting involved an , and I sort of forgot Adam Faith for ten years and just got diverted really . |
| 2 | At the beginning of the nineteenth century we find Lord Eldon sometimes keeping a case for ten years to think over , and not delivering judgement till perhaps most of the parties were dead and most of the property had gone in costs . |
| 3 | He has been chairman for ten years of the Scottish Business School , which comprises the business studies departments of the Universities of Glasgow , Strathclyde , Edinburgh , Heriot Watt and Stirling . |
| 4 | ‘ Are you aware ’ , she asked , ‘ that the National Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Children has now been in existence for ten years ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I thought that , since your society has been in existence for ten years , I might do an article on your work . ’ |
| 6 | Machine tools of its size and accuracy were so rare at that time that it could earn £10 a day , and it was Clement 's principal source of income for ten years . |
| 7 | which means really all that she 's gon na be left with your income for ten years does n't it ? |
| 8 | She spoke fluent Italian and spent part of each year in Bari , in the south of Italy , where she had lectured in English at the university for ten years . |
| 9 | How would you feel if you 'd been paying this money for ten years and then you lived , you lived after than , and you got nothing for it basically . |
| 10 | Pen 's run out right okay so you 're looking for er a savings plan or a l a lump sum of money for ten years plus for your daughter ? |
| 11 | Ferraro , who is separated from her husband , was Falcone 's deputy in charge of penal affairs in Rome 's Justice Ministry for ten years . |
| 12 | Our new Plan is called DOUBLE PAYOUT for a very good reason : not only can you guarantee yourself a cash payout in time for your 65th birthday ( if you 're over 55 , you get your payment after ten years ) , you can assure your family a further cash sum when your death finally does occur . |
| 13 | She had lived with Edward Bear for ten years . |
| 14 | The latest survey of manufacturers by the Confederation of British Industry shows the biggest increase in optimism for ten years . |
| 15 | Within the first month of my being involved with the gay movement I met Angus , who became my lover then and remained my lover for ten years . |
| 16 | For example , there is enough material in a glass of water to run a car for ten years , enough in the top few centimetres of Lake Erie to power New York State for a similar time and enough in the oceans to keep us going indefinitely . |
| 17 | ‘ Your grandmother screwed cash out of Corosini for ten years . |
| 18 | He had exercised effective control of the labour force for ten years at the giant plant and had been able to bring the workers out on strike at the drop of a hat . |
| 19 | Businessmen are enjoying their first boom for ten years . |
| 20 | The event launched the veteran guitarist 's first solo album for ten years . |
| 21 | LEON RUSSELL ‘ Anything Can Happen ’ first album for ten years from the much-respected musician and songwriter who has previously worked with Phil Spector , Bob Dylan , George Harrison and the Rolling Stones |
| 22 | at Warwick Business School in September , having decided to leave the publishing industry after ten years . |
| 23 | The end-of-the-year demonstrations appeared to be caused by ‘ racial ’ conflict between Chinese and African students , but it will be argued that these were once again expressions of the Chinese students ' general discontent and disappointment after ten years of reform . |
| 24 | Meanwhile Chris Dunkley , our pilot who 's a veteran of ten years ballooning explained the appeal of festivals : |
| 25 | In the autumn of 1989 , therefore , the evidence for a permanent revolution in British public and private attitudes as a result of ten years of Mrs Thatcher 's rule was far from conclusive . |
| 26 | What needs to be considered is whether these groups are better or worse off as a result of ten years of Conservative rule . |
| 27 | Then I went in to face an English Corporal of ten years ' service , who had a bad reputation . |
| 28 | The Cardiff Congress , held in July 1947 after a gap of ten years , was the first post-war gathering of the BDDA . |
| 29 | Example 3:11 Option to renew ( 1 ) The tenant may by notice in writing served not less than six months before the date on which the term hereby granted is expressed to expire call upon the landlord for a further lease of the demised property ( " the further lease " ) provided that up to that date he has paid the rent and reasonably performed and observed his covenants ( 2 ) The further lease shall be for a term of ten years from the said date upon the same terms and conditions as this lease ( save as to rent and as to this option for renewal ) and at a rent to be agreed between the parties or in default of agreement to be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ( 3 ) In determining the rent payable under the further lease the arbitrator shall have the same powers as would be enjoyed by the court determining a rent for the demised property under section 34 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and shall disregard the same matters as are therein specified ( 4 ) This option shall be of no effect if the tenant fails to register it as an estate contract within three months from the date of this lease Example 3:12 Option to renew contracted out tenancy If : ( 1 ) the tenant wishes to take a further tenancy of the demised property for a term of five years from the expiry date of the term hereby created ; and ( 2 ) the tenant gives written notice of his desire to the landlord not more than six nor less than three months before the expiry of the term ; and ( 3 ) up to the date of the notice the tenant has paid the rent and substantially performed his covenants ; and ( 4 ) the tenant joins with the landlord in making an application to the court for an order authorising the exclusion of the provisions of ss24-28 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in relation to the further tenancy ; and ( 5 ) the court makes such an order then the landlord shall let the demised property to the tenant for a term of five years from the expiry of the term hereby created at a rent to be agreed between the parties or in default of agreement to be determined by arbitration and otherwise upon the terms of this lease ( except this option for renewal ) Example 3:13 Clause negativing perpetual renewal Nothing in this clause shall entitle the tenant to renew the tenancy for any term expiring more than twenty years after the beginning of the term of this lease |
| 30 | FOOTBALL : Middlesbrough midfielder Gary Hamilton is to have a testimonial match in recognition of ten years ' service . |