Example sentences of "[noun prp] [pron] [verb] [prep] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the generation 1690–1720 saw a considerable transference of real power from the King to Parliament , partly as a result of specific acts of legislation and partly because of the enormous changes in the country 's fiscal system and relationship to Europe which occurred in these years . |
| 2 | Previously Bill who worked for many years as sales manager with G.U.S . |
| 3 | In Britain there has for many years been a sub-proletariat , a sub-class of the working class who are far worse off than the main body , consisting of sweat-shop workers and homeworkers , people who are treated by employers as though they have no rights at all . |
| 4 | The oldest known tree was a bristlecone pine in Nevada which lived for 5100 years . |
| 5 | Candidate John Sykes , seeking to succeed Sir Michael Shaw who retired after 26 years as MP , is defending a majority of just under 13,500 . |