Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] [adv] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's taken nearly three years to complete de-fuelling . |
| 2 | It 's taken just two years to complete the £60 million project . |
| 3 | The march marked HMS Jupiter 's last visit to its affiliated town of Middlesbrough before it is de-commissioned later this year . |
| 4 | This marriage was advantageous to him in that it introduced him into the local society but it was to last only three years , for in 1573 Jane died of smallpox at the age of 20 . |
| 5 | When the collection was still in the palazzo ( it was moved about 60 years ago ) it was the most important private library in Milan . |
| 6 | As you will recall , it was decided earlier this year , to adopt the recommendations of the Membership Working Party and introduce an annual Professional Affiliation Fee of £6 for all Society teachers . |
| 7 | It was written almost 100 years ago by a little-known American . |
| 8 | AN experimental Dambusters ‘ bouncing bomb ’ will be raised by helicopter tomorrow from waters where it was tested nearly 50 years ago . |
| 9 | It was followed about twenty years later , in 1271 , by the forecast of a purely mechanical chronometer by Robertus Anglicus ( ‘ Robert the Englishman , ) in a commentary that he wrote on the Treatise on the Sphere of Sacrobosco . |
| 10 | It was built over 1,800 years ago but , incredibly , some sections still stand almost to their original height , and there is still plenty to see along its whole length . |
| 11 | It was built only 30 years ago to service the huge and ambitious Ord River reservoir and irrigation scheme , but it gives a fascinating glimpse into the colossal pioneering effort needed to transform the arid outback into a workable landscape . |
| 12 | Much was expected of this Anglo-Italian four-place convertible , high on creature comforts as well as style , when it was introduced almost 20 years ago . |
| 13 | Worth remembering is the fact that it was offered here last year by Waddington for 20% more than that . |
| 14 | Certainly when it was finished nearly 200 years ago , it was intended to be seen by a lot of people . |
| 15 | The service broker did not conform to OMG specifications when it was launched earlier this year — version 2.0 will be out late next year . |