Example sentences of "the [det] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the few years that followed , Eliot adopted various strategies to keep his poetry flowing . |
| 2 | If Eliot largely renounced his interest in childhood and in anthropology during the few years that followed , he gave up neither entirely . |
| 3 | So she knew that in the few years since she had last been in England great changes had begun to take place from some of which she might clearly benefit . |
| 4 | At the same time , the social benefits in the few years since 1979 have been significant . |
| 5 | In the few years after 1958 a new word ( and , underlying it , a new fear ) took root : the meritocracy . |
| 6 | In North America , in areas where conditions are similar to this country , a survey showed that one per cent of houses were affected by damp , but rot was not found in any of these , and in the few years of experience here none of the faults so far reported are due to this cause . |
| 7 | Third , there was the severe deterioration of industrial relations in the few years prior to 1914 which brought with it violent strikes and syndicalism . |
| 8 | I ca n't remember now whether in fact we were allowed any at all while we were in the Waaf , but I know that for the few years after I became a civilian again and clothes rationing still went on , the ration allocation was so small that the prospect of buying , for instance , a new winter coat was exceedingly small for most women , especially those with children , whose needs had to come first . |
| 9 | In the few years that followed , it is unlikely that you would get back as much as you paid in . |
| 10 | What the authorities failed to realise was that in the few years since the war had ended , aircraft design had moved forward a long way , and there had been a rapid development of jet aircraft of which Tank had little or no real experience — he had not been involved in this critical new phase . |
| 11 | Even in the few years since Volumes I and II of the Supplement were published , numerous words and meanings in the range A-N have emerged which are therefore not to be found in the largest Oxford Dictionary . |
| 12 | Extraordinary though such a testimonial may now appear , it was invaluable to Joyce in the few years before the war . |
| 13 | However , as you know , you must be very , very careful with the few years that remain to you . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ The few years that remain to me ? |
| 15 | But , despite the few years remaining , there is still some positive NPV for investment late in the cycle ( strictly at the end of the upward stage of the life-cycle ) , because prices can be increased given the cost advantage over rivals gained through accumulated experience . |
| 16 | In the few years since they have been in existence , the colleges of higher education have had little or no guidance , from the DES or anywhere else , as to the directions they might follow . |
| 17 | And to eat there — how she longed to , to drop the few years that made her different from Cad , to lose the ripeness and rotundities that would always make her different from Cati , who was , really , almost boy-like with her stringbean limbs , yet not quite boyish either , angelic rather ; she was not afflicted with the need Rosa felt , the gap opening inside her , where a longing for something other than what lay within her sights sat in occupation , banging her drum and marking out a new rhythm and new steps for Rosa 's spinning wants , calling down the corridors of Rosa 's body to her innermost inguinal life , till her blood rang to the beat . |
| 18 | Stainless steel , the dominant material in the sink market , could not meet those needs : ‘ Asterite ’ could , and its sales have grown very rapidly in the few years since its introduction . |
| 19 | There were unpaid bills , receipts and invoices , all spread around the large dog-eared ledger that Fred had used for the past-few years . |
| 20 | When the meter man came for the last time he spoke of my aunt , and of the many years he had been to the house , so that he felt himself to be almost an old friend . |
| 21 | Miss Danziger had heard a variety of interpretations over the many years . … |
| 22 | Over the many years preceding the period now being described the ownership of properties and land in Combsburgh had changed hands many times . |
| 23 | There is no doubt in my mind that the many years spent wrestling indifferent cars around the track , trying to make up for what Lauda calls the ‘ evil ’ that dwells in all of them , must take its toll . |
| 24 | During the many years it was to remain at Scampton R5868 was maintained and also given the occasional coat of paint . |
| 25 | Rearing and plunging through bravura passagework and revelling in every opportunity for the richest variety of voicing and texture , he makes the many years since the work 's first performance roll away . |
| 26 | But I would not be true to myself if I did not record my own thanks to all who serve on the Board for their hard and devoted work and at this time , to take a moment to thank the retiring vice convenor Bill for his work , his prayers , his support , his wisdom and his fellowship over the many years that he and I have served together . |
| 27 | However , the whole matter was another aspect of one of the storms in a set of teacups that accompanied the whole unhappy Profumo matter and has continued to do so for the many years since it was first raised . |
| 28 | It also has access to the many years of experience on domestic credit underwriting in Holland from its parent company . |
| 29 | The authors refer to the carbon steels as ‘ equivalent modern wires ’ That equivalence presumably was established to Rose 's satisfaction during the many years of his research on original strings before marketing his ‘ English Iron ’ It is a pity that this research has not been published . |
| 30 | He believes in his heart that Daisy has loved him during the many years they have not seen each other but he has pined over her . |