Example sentences of "from years [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bad reputation had resulted from years of unwieldy and sometimes inefficient management , coupled with the inherent un-reliability of the old wagonload system . |
| 2 | Bill Jordan , president of the engineers ' union AEU , was hissed when he told delegates a Labour government should be ready to play a positive role in a Nato that was now ‘ reaping a spectacular harvest of peace ’ from years of multilateralism . |
| 3 | But Soderstrom , introducing the songs set by set , was good company ; the recital hall at Blackheath , rescued from years of abuse by the government department that used to inhabit it , had a good sound and an airy Victorian grace ; and Roger Vignoles , the accompanist , was as clear and gifted as ever ; so the capacity audience wound up feeling happy , especially when treated to confident versions of Lehar 's Vilja Song or My Lips They Kiss So Hot . |
| 4 | There are many custom and fine chemical manufacturers but few , if any , have EFC 's long experience in multi-step , complex , organic synthesis — knowledge gained from years of experience in the manufacture of photochemicals , dyes and pharmaceuticals . |
| 5 | The author then moves on to describes the wide range of lenses and equipment giving his own evaluations gained from years of practical use . |
| 6 | Johnny Marr 's guitar work may have been a stable basis of listenability but it was Morrissey 's release from years of repressed loser attitudes which made The Smiths so special . |
| 7 | Women tend to have more foot problems than men from years of wearing fashion shoes . |
| 8 | Indeed , for a country struggling to emerge from years of war , the election may be a mixed blessing . |
| 9 | We know from years of experience that we are not capable of reading other people 's problems as well as they are . |
| 10 | There were two doors at the back of the shed , one partially open , its frame warped from years of neglect . |
| 11 | A stray mongrel appeared at the end of the alley , its body gaunt from years of neglect . |
| 12 | The lapels of his well-worn suit seemed to carry a permanent sheen from years of dropped ash on worsted . |
| 13 | I had the temerity to object to these insertions , because I knew full well from years of grubbing in the darker recesses of the phylum that the changes were in the mind rather than in the matter . |
| 14 | The last number in the show was ‘ Olde Tyme Dancing ’ , better known from years of being a Family Favourite as ‘ Stately as a Galleon . ’ |
| 15 | I have probably saved you from years of frustration , waiting and hoping for someone good enough to come along and kill the one I have taken from you . ’ |
| 16 | The tenants were the people who knew the district intimately from years of experience living and farming there and they were the ones who made the decisions in the manor court . |
| 17 | from years of soldierly grooming . |
| 18 | She was not a petite girl , she never had been ; she was strong and healthy from years of watching her diet and hard , sweaty workouts in the gym . |
| 19 | Cricket now , and while England are getting ready to meet Pakistan in the final of the World Cup , there 's another piece of sporting history being made over in South Africa.Worcestershire 's players are preparing for the first of a five match series there , to help the country back from years of sporting isolation . |
| 20 | Development time is , in fact , he says , cut from years to months . |
| 21 | However , there have been changes of contrast and changes of detail on time scales from years to days , and for at least 100 years it has been widely realized that we are seeing the tops of richly coloured clouds that cover the entire planet . |
| 22 | I would stand at the street door and wait until his tall , burly figure appeared , still plodding along with that measured tread acquired from years on the beat . |
| 23 | She is also a great letter-writer , a hangover no doubt from years at boarding school , where she had to write to both parents every week . |
| 24 | Although cautious from years in the PC minefield which is contemporary academia , he has a mind of his own and does not necessarily accept contemporary cant . |