Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] the [num ord] [det] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | It consists of a fortuitous , almost accidental , alliance between a particular fraction of development capital and New Right political reformers , not always particularly clearly articulated , which has in the last few years managed to don the cloak of inner city concern . |
| 2 | Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century maiolica has in the last few years returned to popularity ( the recent exhibition of the maiolica collections of the Metropolitan Museum was regularly crowded , to the amazement of Met officials ) , though most of its present day collectors are Italian . |
| 3 | Competitively , snooker has until the last few years been confined to Britain and its old Commonwealth , but there have always been a few tables in the Far East , catering for the needs of expats . |
| 4 | He says over the last few years there 've been a number of applications by local people who live and work in the area and want to stay here and they 've been refused permission to build on their own land for single dwellings and we think it would be terribly unfair if Redlands could come in and build a whole new estate , doubling the size of the village . |
| 5 | President , Congress , whatever happens over the next few years , one thing is sure , the environment is here to stay . |
| 6 | Exploration drilling in 1992 resulted in a string of successes which will lead to significant production increases in the next few years . |
| 7 | We need to continue to pray that our financial needs will be met as the project progresses over the next few years . |
| 8 | In line with other insurance companies , the group announced lower bonus rates for its life assurance and pensions schemes in response to poorer investment returns over the last few years . |
| 9 | ‘ A lot of shareholders have turned down generous takeover bids over the last few years and have regretted it , ’ he said . |