Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] year [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For six years following the adoption in November 1927 by the PCF Central Committee of the " class against class " tactic , the party followed an increasingly doctrinaire , Bolshevik course . |
| 2 | For three years following the completion of the Wilton power station next spring the NGC had special permission to operate below the legal transmission standards until the new line was built . |
| 3 | For many years now the relationship between the prison staff and the Home Office has been — at its very calmest — one of simmering discontent . |
| 4 | Many elderly people live in their own homes for many years following the death of a husband or a wife . |
| 5 | Sally had been two stones ( 28lb/12.5kg ) overweight for ten years following the birth of her son . |
| 6 | For John Dunlop , the successful trainer , it was a second win in the juvenile event in three years following the victory of Ashayer in 1987 . |
| 7 | There seems to be a fair consensus that from 8 years onwards the teacher can begin to develop historical enquiry and the effective use of evidence in a meaningful way . |
| 8 | For those teaching the sixteen to nineteen age group , for example , the development of pre-vocational training in recent years following the establishment of the Manpower Services Commission , the changing pattern of technician education as a result of the creation of TEC and BEC , and the growth in GCE work in the further education colleges have all placed new demands on them , including additional curriculum development and course assessment duties . |
| 9 | The same fate will await any terms which restrict the ex-employee 's future employment prospects to any great extent ; for example , a term which states that a computer programmer can not work for computer software companies in the United Kingdom for five years following the termination of his employment . |
| 10 | It is difficult to believe that fifteen to twenty years ago the majority of people in this country did not have a bank Current Account . |
| 11 | Over recent years both the Association and the RAF Benevolent Fund have experienced an increase in welfare casework and this is also reflected by the other ex-Service charities . |
| 12 | Over recent years both the Association and the RAF Benevolent Fund have experienced an increase in welfare casework and this is also reflected by the other ex-Service charities . |
| 13 | Okay now we 've had this for twenty years so a lot of these have been resold of course . |
| 14 | Mr Steward may feel that the project is ‘ low key ’ , but when a nine acre sand and gravel pit is proposed to be worked for four years only a matter of 45 metres from the nearest residence and 280 metres from the centre of Cross Green ( Atlas Aggregate 's figures ) , the residents of Cockfield are entitled to feel differently . |