Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] in [adj] year [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | It might be noted at this point that in recent years there has been a dramatic growth in the volume of business conducted in the interbank market and this has become a major source of liquidity for banks . |
2 | If in the year in which the benefit is given to the taxpayer the amount of the relevant income is less than the amount of the benefit then the individual is only taxed on the amount of the relevant income but in subsequent years he can be further charged if there is further relevant income but never in excess of the amount of the benefit ( s740(2) ) . |
3 | In 1890 he officially attended the installation of the 46th Mayor in his long career and in that year he also attended the unveiling of the Armada Memorial . |
4 | Here John learned to appreciate the material things in life and in later years he allowed journalists to make the mistake of attributing John George 's wealth and position to him at this time . |
5 | Dance has always been his first love and in recent years he 's been on tour six times with his own company . |
6 | As a young man he had been pursued by many women ; that he secretly despised them did not lessen his attractiveness but in later years his large family and increasing years had hung about him with a weight as great as any deformity : but he would never risk exposing himself as Rose had . |
7 | If Japan 's lending had continued to expand at the same pace as in recent years it would have overtaken Britain in 1992 . |
8 | Like many a similar building it had declined in status but in recent years it has been handsomely restored to its former glory . |
9 | MI6 remains to this day a secret organisation that does not officially exist despite the fact that in recent years there have been numerous books written about its activities . |
10 | But the fact that in this year he attended a party dressed as Dr Crippen suggests that there was a large element of conscious display and theatrical bravura in his creation of a character such as Harry . |
11 | By 1917 his paintings were to fetch the highest prices during his lifetime and in that year he is credited with painting one hundred and twenty-five canvases , a painting every three days . |