Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] a [num ord] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the years it has been customary for the chairman to be re-elected for a second year . |
| 2 | Wimpey Environmental 's consultancy contract with the London Waste Regulatory Authority has been extended to a third year — bringing the total value of the work to over £1 million since 1991 . |
| 3 | Ben Gill was re-elected for a second year as deputy , and Tony Pexton for a second year as vice-president . |
| 4 | Cos we 're having , not problems , but at school it really it 's unfortunate because she was put in a third year , and she 's only a third year now and she was on a third year class last year . |
| 5 | The contract was extended for a third year and we shall be endeavouring to obtain a further extension beyond its current time limit ( October ) . |