Example sentences of "time [prep] [adj] years [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember him telling one man that had been late three times in fifteen years that it was getting to be a habit : ‘ You 'd better look for your previous employment . ’ |
| 2 | It was the fourth rise in German interest rates this year and the first time for several years that they have risen by a full percentage point . |
| 3 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 4 | Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision . |
| 5 | The Prince of Wales kissed his wife in public in February the first time in four years as she presented prizes to players in his polo match on their Indian tour . |
| 6 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |