Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [adj] years of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was even more surprising was that this Union , so unnatural to France , should still endure after nearly two years of war and reverses . |
| 2 | AFTER nearly 20 years of borrowing and spending , Britons seem to be adopting a ‘ save , save , save ’ mentality . |
| 3 | Most people — though not all — continue to vote tribally for objectives which , after nearly 25 years of conflict , are as far apart as ever . |
| 4 | [ For his return to Namibia in September 1989 after nearly 30 years of exile see p. 36885 . ] |
| 5 | A law giving the government the power to lift bans on direct links with China and to exchange representative offices was adopted by the Legislative Yuan , or parliament , on July 16 after almost two years of debate . |
| 6 | Finally after almost five years of restoration , the P-40 was ready to fly . |
| 7 | As it turned out the final Report , published in 1889 after almost five years of investigation , did embody a number of recommendations regarding the education of deaf children in future Education Acts , thus setting out for the first time proper legislation with regard to compulsory entry , ages of admission , the length of education , the size of classes , and even that Principals/Headmasters of boarding institutions had to reside on the premises . |
| 8 | Gorbachev 's visit to China in May 1989 , although overshadowed by massive pro-democracy demonstration in Beijing , had marked the formal normalization of state and party relations between the two countries after almost 30 years of enmity [ see pp. 36640-42 ] . |
| 9 | In order to establish a trust fund to cover this , and the maintenance of the college 's picture collection , the Charity Commissioners , after over two years of deliberation , have given permission for the sale of three paintings : a Turner , a Constable and a Gainsborough . |
| 10 | After over two years of use , the prototype Vehicle Watchdog has successfully fooled every passenger into believing that it is a passive infra-red detector mounted on the dashboard . |
| 11 | Virtually extinct in the Soviet Union after over 60 years of Socialism is the linchpin of capitalism , the entrepreneur . |
| 12 | Nanno received a pension , as did all policemen who joined when under thirty years of age and who served for twenty or more years . |
| 13 | On his discharge certificate he is described as about 40 years of age , 6ft.2in. tall ( an unusual height for those days ) , with brown hair , hazel eyes and a fresh complexion ; and by trade a carpenter . |