Example sentences of "year [conj] [verb] [been] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the tax cuts were lower than many commentators had predicted , Lamont forecast a higher public-sector borrowing requirement ( PSBR ) for both the 1991-92 and 1992-93 financial years than had been expected by financial analysts . |
| 2 | Repayment in full of Romania 's foreign debt , which had peaked in the early 1980s at more than US$11,000 million , had been a priority of the Ceausescu regime in its last years and had been accomplished by April 1989 [ see p. 36622 ] . |
| 3 | Numbers of undergraduates and research students have increased substantially in the last 20 years and have been matched by recent extensive building additions to the School . |
| 4 | I have lived adjacent to Bootle Grammar School in Netherton for 25 years and have been plagued with these golfers for most of that time . |
| 5 | The technique is best suited to hydrothermal systems older than 100 million years and has been proven for deposits as old as 1800 million years . |
| 6 | It has been occurring for many years and has been embodied in legislation such as the Housing Acts of 1935 and 1957 , although numbers of sales have fluctuated considerably according to the political complexions of the government of the day . |
| 7 | NORPLANT gives cover against getting pregnant for up to five years and has been used for the past decade abroad . |
| 8 | It has been known for its medicinal properties for 2,000 years and has been used by Russian cosmonauts since the 1970s . |
| 9 | Most economists believe that the tighter squeeze on the economy would now lead to a more rapid deceleration in inflation in the first half of next year than had been expected before yesterday 's base rate increase . |
| 10 | ' Another worker , who stood as a Conservative councillor , said she had encountered Mr Lawson at a reception last year and had been asked by the Chancellor why she had lost . |
| 11 | As you are aware we will not be receiving all of the Grant that we have applied for this year and have been told by the Sports Council that our Grant is to be reduced over the next 3 years and then cease . |
| 12 | Romany King was a good second to Party Politics last year and has been trained for the race . |
| 13 | The final part of that of John Bartholomew and Son , the geographical publishers , came during the year and has been amalgamated with earlier gifts . |
| 14 | Warwick , 38 , and a veteran of 131 Grands Prix , won the world sportscar championship with Peugeot this year and has been itching for a chance to get back in the big time of Formula One . |
| 15 | Mowbray moved to Celtic in a £1m move last year but has been dogged by injuries since his transfer . |