Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [num] years [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was the Finaghy lads first fight at home in six years and you could almost feel seismic waves of anticipation as he came to the ringside . |
| 2 | It 's also the first major re-design of the spreadsheet in 10 years and it 's a vast improvement . |
| 3 | ‘ He will be out of prison in three years but I have to live with this , ’ she said . |
| 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 Prince of Wales kissed his wife in public in February the first time in four years as she presented prizes to players in his polo match on their Indian tour . |