Example sentences of "since [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Shrimptons have looked after our affairs ever since my great grandfather started the business in 1900 . |
| 2 | I have known her since my earliest days in publishing , when she played an important role in the launching of Paladin Books , and I have admired and learned from her every since … ’ |
| 3 | However this would not be strictly accurate since my principal method of dealing with that , or virtually any other situation , in the years of my youth , was to do my brilliantly accurate impersonation of Helen Keller . |
| 4 | For me , however , circumstances have changed somewhat since my first love affair with the States and my fascination has taken on a maturity that matches my years and experiences on the North American continent . |
| 5 | I have n't worked for 30 years , since my first child was born . |
| 6 | Of these two approaches I have adopted the first , formally at least , since my first chapter is concerned with scepticism , and there are constant if sporadic references to one form of sceptical argument throughout the book . |
| 7 | The difference is that she never felt guilty about it , whereas I , who have devoured baby and child books since my first pregnancy test was positive , do . |
| 8 | Much has transpired in Poland since my two conversations with Krzysztof Kieslowki in Berlin and Cannes — a July election giving a popular mandate to Solidarity ( of which Kieslowki is a member ) , President Bush 's tour of the Eastern Bloc , the insubstantial pledge of debt reduction , and the growing economic crisis which now threatens the fragile new government . |
| 9 | I was struck with terror , since my Russian vocabulary , while exemplary on maritime matters , extended little further than ‘ cow ’ , ‘ milk ’ , and ‘ bull ’ which I did n't feel was quite adequate for the occasion . |
| 10 | I wanted to find a job which I believed would be secure , since my primary responsibility was , and remains to this day , the support of my family . |
| 11 | As you can see , it 's not easy , and sometimes it really makes one unhappy that I can not bring it out properly , since my primary audience hope ) is writing for my own people . |
| 12 | Since my own transformation |
| 13 | Since my own view of language is one in which meaning is fluid and context-dependent , I attach less importance than some feminists might to such attempts at pinning down what he or man really mean . |
| 14 | ‘ The sidh have not been seen in Ireland since my own father 's day , but they are still here , Fergus . |
| 15 | It pleased him to see the shock his words delivered , and before David could protest , he lied , ‘ You 've been a help to me since my old bones went crook , and I 'll see you get your dues when the time comes . |
| 16 | But I have thought about it ever since my old friend said that . |
| 17 | He 's really let himself go since my old Dad died . |
| 18 | I take a taxi since my next flight leaves in an hour . |
| 19 | It is many years since my last confession and I confess in the face of God and in the hope of his divine mercy at the imminent approach of death . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It is four years since my last midfield appearance because Colin Harvey moved be back to right back and then the injuries began . |
| 21 | ‘ It is — it is many months since my last situation , and … and I have had to eke out my remaining funds . |
| 22 | Whiteside insisted however : ‘ The faces may have changed since my last game for Northern Ireland game but one thing has n't . |
| 23 | A small cemetery plot had been added since my last visit . |
| 24 | The House will be interested to know that , in the six months since my hon. Friend last questioned me on the subject , there have been 992 call-outs from RAF Chivenor and 591 people have been assisted . |
| 25 | There were lots of small things which I felt unsure about and since my previous knowledge of , and contact with , babies was virtually nil , I was please to have someone to turn to when needed . |
| 26 | ‘ Would it surprise you to know that in the five years since I first set eyes on you , I have not looked seriously at another woman ? |
| 27 | ‘ I 've wanted to make love to you since I first set eyes on you . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It was the first bit of luck I 'd had since I first set eyes on you . |
| 29 | It must be at least twenty years since I first saw works by Basil Rocke . |
| 30 | I do n't think they 've changed that since I few Concorde ( my one and only time ) ‘ twixt LHR and JFK in February 1978 . |