Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] year " in BNC.

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1 As I assume the first year warranty will soon be over , I suggest you have the problem investigated .
2 As we approach the last years of the 20th century , environmental damage to the earth , air and water threaten the basic resources on which we depend . ’
3 This axiom is worth remembering as we enter the second year of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction , declared by the UN .
4 However , as we begin the fourth year of low rainfall ( an understatement in my area ) and severe watering restrictions , these brunneras are no longer ideal for my garden .
5 If October were to bring its usual weather , as indicated by the records , and as it had the previous year on the Somme , conditions would be almost beyond endurance and attack impossible .
6 He paused to take a sip of wine as he recollected the distant years .
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