Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [adj] years [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have every sympathy with those who have made substantial underwriting losses in recent years but Lloyd 's owes its first duty to policyholders with valid claims which must be met , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Rachel Douglas ( left ) has been with Sekers for 19 years and Diane Madine for 17 years . |
| 3 | As Rothschild says : ‘ In effect , Rákosi killed more communists in five years than Horthy had in twenty-five , and the entire society was cowed into a condition of bewilderment and terror . ’ |
| 4 | Information on foreign currency exchange rate movements over past years and dealers opinions on likely movements in the future . |
| 5 | HOME ownership increased by a fifth and average prices trebled between 1979 and now but the story has turned sour for many homebuyers in recent years as mortgage arrears and repossessions soared . |
| 6 | ‘ Edinvar has been serving tenants for 20 years and Link has been a landlord for nearly 30 years , so we both have a long history of putting tenants first . ’ |
| 7 | The mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years and lending is shrinking steadily , partly because there is only a trickle of new customers and partly because existing customers are paying off at least part of their mortgages when they can . |
| 8 | The agreement , under which the government expected to save $1,000 million , included options for the creditor banks ( i ) to make new bond loans carrying a 15-year maturity and seven-year grace period before payment of interest which would be equivalent to 20 per cent of their exposure ; ( ii ) to offer 30 per cent discounts on bonds for loans swaps in return for guarantees on principal and interest payments and additional payments after six years if oil prices rose beyond a specified level ( thought to be $26 per barrel ) ; ( iii ) to cut interest rates to 5 per cent for two years before gradually raising them ; or ( iv ) to allow the Venezuelan government to buy back existing loans at larger discounts ( estimated to be 60-65 per cent ) should the banks be willing to take the loss . |
| 9 | There has been an undercurrent of anxiety about the hospitals for many years and lip service has been paid to the idea of replacing them with community hostels . |
| 10 | The Free Democrats talk of selling off 35–40% of Hungary 's business assets in 2–3 years and 80% within ten years . |
| 11 | The Diocese of Chester could have as many as 27 women priests within two years if ordination of women gets the go-ahead . |