Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] 20 years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Television , both BBC 's coverage for 20 years and ITV 's for the past five , not only attracted lucrative sponsorships but developed a greater interest among the young . |
| 2 | He has faced the toughest election of any Tory chairman for 20 years , while spending the afternoons dashing to Bath to defend his own marginal seat against a strong Liberal Democrat challenge . |
| 3 | Reports say they will bid £8 million to buy out Swales , chairman for 20 years but now the subject of a concerted hate campaign by supporters following the sacking of manager Peter Reid . |
| 4 | Swales , chairman for 20 years , put a value of ‘ about £15 million ’ on the club and blamed ‘ a bit of bad luck ’ for City 's lean run during his time in charge . |
| 5 | Susie Cornell , who has been a multiple sclerosis sufferer for 20 years , at the Under Pressure gymnasium |
| 6 | They had so few experienced seamen on board that an English prisoner was released from his chains to take the helm of one vessel during what was said to be the worst storm for 20 years . |
| 7 | Without economic growth the demand for oil and gas is inevitably weak , leading to soft prices which are currently running at the lowest level for 20 years in real terms . |
| 8 | In the UK , beer production has fallen to its lowest level for 20 years and distilling production has been cut back dramatically . |
| 9 | In total more than 60 companies have applied for 122 out of the 435 blocks in the first two stages of the 14th offshore licensing round — the biggest response for 20 years , according to energy minister Tim Eggar . |
| 10 | Steve Gilbert has had a beard for 20 years and says he ca n't imagine life without it . |
| 11 | Easthall Residents ' Association ( ERA ) has been in existence for 20 years and has been involved in numerous issues affecting the community . |
| 12 | WITH TWO days of campaigning left in the closest election for 20 years , the biggest opinion poll of the campaign indicated last night that Labour was on course to become the largest single party in a hung parliament . |
| 13 | THE CONSERVATIVES were on course to secure an historic fourth consecutive term in power early today after the closest general election for 20 years . |
| 14 | Professor Fritz Eloff , the President of the powerful Northern Transvaal Union and Craven 's vice president for 20 years , substituted for him at IRB meetings abroad when Craven 's failing health repeatedly prevented him from attending . |
| 15 | SINGLES sales are at their lowest ebb for 20 years , according to latest industry figures , but with the material record companies are turning out , they 've only got themselves to blame . |
| 16 | THE price of a new car was cut by an average £400 last night as Chancellor Norman Lamont abolished a tax which has dogged the motor industry for 20 years . |
| 17 | Fate of Nissen fundoplication after 20 years . |
| 18 | We may wait two hours in the cold or dark , but when the show starts , it 's a moment of magic , ’ says Gertrude Holle-Suppa , 44 , a veteran of 20 years on the circuit . |
| 19 | The cast of Jack and the Beanstalk at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon , is risking all by working with both children AND animals , but Trevor Bannister , veteran of 20 years of panto takes it all in his stride . |
| 20 | At the time , his appointment seemed a stroke of genius by Tom Bradley , Los Angeles 's weary mayor of 20 years . |
| 21 | When this risk is compared to other cancer risks , it is found that the lifelong risk from passive smoking is more than 100 times higher than the estimated effect of 20 years ' exposure to chrysotile asbestos normally found in asbestos-containing buildings [ 5 ] . |
| 22 | Federal US prosecutors say that a former partner at Frost & Sullivan has been indicted for allegedly trading on inside information stolen from the law firm of Skadden , Arps , Slate , Meagher & Flom : Michael Borlinghaus was indicted for allegedly receiving the non-public information from an IBM Corp executive and the allegation is that Borlinghaus , his friend and neighbour Leonard Bellezza , and others traded on the information ; he faces a possible maximum prison term of 20 years and fines of more than $1m if he is convicted of the offence . |
| 23 | By a lease dated 19 May 1972 , the plaintiff landlord demised factory premises for a term of 20 years . |
| 24 | ( ‘ Tempest ’ ) and some sureties , the landlord demised a factory unit on its industrial estate , known as Eley 's Estate , Eley Road , Enfield , to Tempest for a term of 20 years from 25 March 1972 at a rent of £3,850 for the first five years , with reviews at five-yearly intervals thereafter . |
| 25 | Liz Watt , cashier clerkess at Grampian TV in Aberdeen , was recently presented with gifts from CCG and Grampian in recognition of 20 years service at the television station . |
| 26 | SUPER St Helens yesterday sent champions Wigan crashing to their heaviest League defeat in 20 years . |
| 27 | But Biograph was a timely reminder of why he used to loom so large , featuring rare tracks , live recordings of familiar songs , and the best Dylan interview in 20 years in the booklet inside . |
| 28 | In 1990 , Moody 's reckons , companies defaulted on $22 billion of bonds , the highest nominal figure in 20 years . |
| 29 | The charges of gross embezzlement and abuse of power carried a maximum sentence of 20 years ' imprisonment , but Zhivkov , aged 79 , looked unlikely to suffer this fate since Bulgarian law did not permit anyone over 80 to be sent to prison . |
| 30 | She is a founder member of the Medau Society , qualifying as a Medau teacher in 1958 and taught for ILEA for 20 years and now greatly enjoys being a class member . |