Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may die in five years time — hopefully someone else will be there giving the same message . ’ |
| 2 | But I must have aged 20 years out there . |
| 3 | But then the hubbub starts again , and other voices ask me what I 'll do in 20 years ' time . |
| 4 | I could do with 99 years of government-subsidized living . ’ |
| 5 | This game is similar to games you would buy for 2–6 year olds that had Zoo animals cut out of the board with little pins on them , The child would try to fit the animal back into the right shape . |
| 6 | Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years ' time if they continue to multiply at this rate . |
| 7 | These fractions are based on the idea that you will work for 40 years , and therefore end up with either half , or two-thirds , of your earnings at retirement . |
| 8 | Even so , this is a shortened Session , and as we must wait until next year for the start of a fourth Conservative term in office , we must now get on with the measures contained in the Gracious Speech . |
| 9 | In other words we 've effectively rebuilt the island of information that we used to talk about five years ago and the key motivation behind enterprise client server is really to integrate the efforts of these two groups . |
| 10 | But we shall see in 200 years if I am right . ’ |
| 11 | Local historians should be aware that the high number of deaths that they may find during certain years in their own register could fit the experience of the nation at large . |
| 12 | They are usually very well made , and although there are always some relatively shoddy examples on the market , the vast majority are extremely durable ; provided they are treated with a reasonable degree of care , they will last for many years . |
| 13 | Now I do n't believe that this issue has been aired wide enough it 's understood by a lot of people what the problems are going to be these problems are n't gon na occur in the next ten years , they will happen in twenty years ' time . |
| 14 | They can remain for many years in cold and hostile environments while retaining their toxicity , and they have a tendency to remain in living organisms . |
| 15 | Daft as it may seem after three years of knowing Jim Bob , I still do n't know him at all . |
| 16 | Choose a large bucket with a metal handle and it should last for many years . |
| 17 | ‘ If a bed is in 365 days a year use , it could last for three years or maybe more , ’ says John Mott of supplier Airsprung Furniture . |
| 18 | Some analysts in the Philippines reckon that if the project is successful it could account within five years for at least 10% of GNP . |
| 19 | He wanted to live , he 'd put in long years , he 'd been champion three times , it no longer excited him to race , this was it , goodbye and thanks . |
| 20 | The FDP leader , Erich Mende , only agreed to form a new coalition with the CDU if Adenauer agreed , in writing , that he would resign within two years . |
| 21 | Never mind , it will do for next year . ’ |
| 22 | A good varnish brush is expensive — a 2in brush can cost as much as £10 , but when used correctly and cleaned properly after use , it will last for many years and produce excellent results . |
| 23 | A date of 3220 BC ± 100 indicates a 68% chance that the real date lies within 100 years either side of 3220 BC , and a 95% chance that it will lie within 200 years either side of that date . |
| 24 | The elder grows very rapidly indeed , and self-sows freely , to produce new shoots 120cm ( 4ft ) long in one season ; it will flower within three years from seed and often sooner . |
| 25 | There is Jonas to support also , and in the way of nature he will live for many years . |
| 26 | It can persist for many years . |
| 27 | It can live for 10 years , and grow to a substantial 20 kilograms . |
| 28 | ‘ You want to know whether he can live through fourteen years in the camps , whether for our son that is possible ? ’ |