Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] year [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A lot can be blamed on years of dictatorship and rotten planning — but not all .
2 Contributions are usually made entirely by the company , and can be varied from year to year .
3 A lease can be made from year to year subject to a fetter on the right of the landlord to determine the lease before the expiry of five years unless the war ends .
4 A lease might be made from year to year subject to a fetter on the right of the landlord to determine the lease before the war ends .
5 KIM WILDE : For allowing herself to be subjected to year after year of pathetic changes of image which only serve to make her look uncomfortable , especially the latest one , with the expensive Marilyn Monroe dress , loads of cleavage and sub-Belinda Carlisle rock balladeering .
6 The pills themselves , if stored tightly capped , out of the sun and away from strong smells , can be kept for years without loss of potency .
7 Alternatively , the tract could be subdivided , or the responsibility for cultivation could be rotated from year to year .
8 Managing quality in this example is based on the assumption that long-term and medium-term planning of all subjects is important , that the analysis and modification of the use of time have to be repeated from year to year ( if not from term to term ) and that targets and statements of attainment should feature in schools ' schemes of work " and provide a valuable focus for the planning and transaction of classwork by individual teachers " ( HMI 1990:14 ) .
9 The power to offer such an opportunity requires to be renewed from year to year ; Resolution 5 extends this power for a further year .
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