Example sentences of "year [adv] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hayes Machine Knitting Club has been running for quite a few years now and welcomes new members . |
| 2 | They sold Le Boursidière in Paris and holdings in Brussels where Samuel Reichmann had first established connections many years ago and deposited substantial funds . |
| 3 | The Houston Astrodome in Texas was built many years ago and offers 24 acres of covered facilities . |
| 4 | Kevin tried a few years ago and failed this time … he aims to make history … and if he does we 'll be there … |
| 5 | John , 30 , only took up competitive Scrabble three years ago and became Scottish champion in 1991 . |
| 6 | The village blacksmith was reestablished three years ago and makes hand-forged articles to the customer 's requirements . |
| 7 | Felt started out 10 years ago and recorded 10 albums before breaking up this week after a final show in their home town , Birmingham , thus concluding the curious master-plan that was apparently drawn up early in their career by the band 's singer and song-writer , who is known simply as Lawrence . |
| 8 | In 1972 I undertook my first race since leaving school 35 years earlier and managed 13.3 seconds for the 100m , ending last in the O50 final and lame in both hamstrings . |
| 9 | it 's not like my brother did in his physics degree where he sort of ended up getting twelve percent overall in his second year and then took the year again and got six percent erm that 's very difficult to do in psychology erm |