Example sentences of "year [adj] [conj] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | By the time Robert III came to the throne in 1390 , Dundonald Castle was probably about 250 years old and below the standard required for a royal residence ; in any case , it was too far removed from the principal seats of government and power , such as Edinburgh and Stirling , to be a permanent royal household . |
| 2 | He called the attention of his audience to the question of a decimal coinage — realized nearly 120 years later- and to the excitements of living in an age of gas and steam , of railroads , telegraphs and photographs , in which ‘ the importance of science is no longer questioned . |
| 3 | Towards the end of Year II , some students undertake a six-week period of placement or work experience in a record office , museum or folk park ; others follow a specially-designed short course which prepares them for Year III and for the world of work beyond graduation . |
| 4 | Ofwat , the water industry watchdog in England and Wales , has warned that water bills could double in real terms by the year 2005 because of the cost of meeting environmental regulations . |
| 5 | ‘ The new ratings will be used by the Council to inform calculations of grant for the academic year 1990/91 and for the funding period 1991-95 … the Council 's provisional decision to continue to fund research on the basis of competitive assessments of quality and … to increase the proportion of research resources that is allocated selectively . ’ |
| 6 | The paper was discussed by branches and Federations during the academic year 1956–57 and at the District Council of July 1957 . |