Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [adj] years [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And again when they had been together for two years and he was still seeing other women : ‘ They were my protection against these feelings I had for her , ’ he said . |
| 2 | This has meant a fall in the demand for residential care which had been increasing rapidly in previous years and it is the duty of the relevant authorities to plan future provision er so that everything will work smoothly for those most in need . |
| 3 | In all the years , and I 've been it 's secretary now for fifteen years and I have n't had any trouble . |
| 4 | We 've been together now for 18 years and it do n't seem a day too long , but I can see there does come a time when it 's good for mother and child to view one another from a distance . |
| 5 | Well , it 's been going in Oxford now for three years and it 's for people with disability and able bodied people , and with the current production we have which is being produced by Paul Newham , the people there have er suffered with M S and are visually impaired and er you know , various disabilities like that , plus able bodied people . |
| 6 | Many in the farming industry say the current system has survived well for seventy years and they see little reason for changing it . |
| 7 | I 've been working here for fourteen years but I ca n't buy postage stamps without his say-so . |
| 8 | Many fishermen have done well in recent years but they now face great pressure on the fish stocks . |
| 9 | In your case you may be able to say that your spouse has committed adultery and you find it intolerable to live with her ; or that you have lived apart for two years and you consent to the divorce . |
| 10 | The number of non-party political members of principal councils has declined steadily in recent years and it is usual in the large towns and cities for the authority to be governed by one or more of the political parties acting on a group basis . |