Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [adj] years [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So much has been written concerning this question in recent years that it would waste space to reiterate arguments as to the moral , sociological , psychological and medical aspects of the problem . |
| 2 | When he goes on the one day in two years that something went wrong , that shows he 's doing a good job . ’ |
| 3 | Erm , I wonder if this is a matter which budget review might wish to keep on a continuing brief , so that , to satisfy themselves that the , this council is in fact making progress , and will be in a position to satisfy the district auditor in future years that we are er , taking on board the comments that he 's making and er , moving forward . |
| 4 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 5 | Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision . |
| 6 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |