Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] [pron] [verb] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | The picture was owned by antiques hoarder Ronnie Summerfield who died three years ago leaving a collection valued at millions of pounds . |
| 2 | The game is a memorial one for Irish League secretary Mervyn Brown who died last year , with the receipts put into trust for the family — and to purchase the League headquarters in University Street to be named ‘ The Mervyn Brown Memorial Building . ’ |
| 3 | In addition to Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley 's well publicised and controversial statement that elder abuse was not a ‘ major problem ’ is the worrying view from junior health minister Tim Yeo who said last year : ‘ In a very small number of cases the carer can not cope and responds with violence . ’ |
| 4 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 5 | Thomas Freemantle who died three years before Crewe was probably a Jacobite , and was at least an active high Tory . |
| 6 | The appeal was set up by her friend , Lady Romsey in memory of her daughter Leonora Knatchbull who died last year at the age of five . |
| 7 | The appeal was started by Prince Charles ' cousin Lord Romsey and his wife Penny in memory of their daughter Leonora Knatchbull who died last year at the age of five . |
| 8 | Reaching back even farther is Ruby Trax which covers 40 years of music in 40 cover versions — to celebrate 40 years of the New Musical Express , with all profits going to the 40-year-old Spastics Society . |