Example sentences of "it [verb] [prep] [adj] year [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The University 's overhauled financial systems allow it to plan for another year in which income and expenditure will at least balance and may perhaps allow some restoration of the reserves it needs to cope with unexpected problems . |
2 | Specifically , a stricture in ulcerative colitis is more likely to be malignant ( 1 ) if it occurs after 20 years of duration of the disease , ( 2 ) if it is located proximal to the splenic flexure , and ( 3 ) if it presents with obstructive symptoms . |
3 | Eldorado 's death knell has been heralded since the week it started on July 6 , although BBC bosses had said they would keep it going for five years despite the torrent of criticism . |
4 | But you do not call an ecumenical Council and keep it going for four years at vast expense in order principally to repeat what is already well known to be the teaching of the Church . |
5 | It concentrates upon fifteen years of fertile activity until 1927 , by which date Ernst had created his major technical innovations and themes such as his forest and horde compositions . |
6 | It ranges from 777 years for Lamech to Methuselah 's 969 years ( apart from Enoch , whom God " took " at 365 ) . |
7 | Under Resolution No.6 to be put forward at the AGM the directors propose that the authority should be extended so that it applies for five years from the date of this year 's AGM . |
8 | The Middlesbrough businessman cited work commitments and the need for a clean break as his main reasons for deciding to call it quits after three years at the helm . |
9 | Bacon 's case , occurring as it did after eighteen years of Stuart rule , can not be taken as evidence for judicial corruption under the Tudors . |
10 | This particular accolade results from opinions given by our own buyers and coming as it does after four years of recession speaks volumes for our commitment to quality and customer care . |
11 | On the other hand , however much it might be in demand , Indian patronage was never plentiful , for it fluctuated from one year to the next in accordance with Indian needs rather than the wishes of the Scottish politician . |
12 | It ran for 6 years in London 's West End and is still being performed professionally . |
13 | The grass is either permanent or it remains for several years as a long ley . |