Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I said earlier this year , there will not be enough of any one crop to give self-sufficiency , but the contribution this small plot has made to the good budget has ten times repaid the outlay on seeds and materials . |
| 2 | I got my wings and I 'm gon na do my share , but as I got almost two years here , I found myself worrying about some poor tailgunner that was n't feeling well as he went on the airplane . |
| 3 | BRITONS spent £37 million eating a record 860 million crumpets last year — well over twice as many as we scoffed only six years ago . |
| 4 | As it takes about two years to convert an idea to law through our parliamentary system , new legislation is often implemented at a time when the circumstances which gave rise to the idea have substantially altered . |
| 5 | By selling 12 times as much wine as it did only five years ago , Australia outsells the US , and with the exchange rate currently working in our favour , prices are getting cheaper all the time . |