Example sentences of "in [art] [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early post-war years it was believed that investment expenditures were not very responsive to changes in interest rates , and most of the empirical evidence at the time , seemed to support this view . |
| 2 | In the early post-war years it was difficult even to stay alive , with low rations , a fuel shortage and an economy which worked by barter in the absence of a stable currency . |
| 3 | The issue was never raised again in the remaining five years I stayed at the Department of Health . |
| 4 | Never in the entire two years she 'd known him had he inspired in her such a hopeless rage of jealousy as she 'd experienced when Guido had looked at that girl . |
| 5 | Entering Forest School , Walthamstow , Essex , in October 1895 , in the following five years he received prizes for mathematics , chemistry , and form work . |
| 6 | In the following ten years it rose to 80,000 . |
| 7 | In the following twenty years he was responsible for the design and building of many new types of main-line and suburban passenger and freight locomotives of large dimensions , which gave excellent service and whose elegance and symmetry of outline were greatly admired . |
| 8 | A review of the Board 's work in November 197 1 indicated that in the previous five years it had approved six courses in librarianship and two in information science at a total of six colleges . |
| 9 | ‘ This is n't the first time in the past two years he 's stalked out of our house in a jealous rage , swearing that this time our relationship is over for good . ’ |
| 10 | Gail Rebuck commented : ‘ In the past two years I have witnessed Frances ’ excellent editorial judgement coupled with marketing flair and her consensus seeking management style that has helped secure so many important books … ’ |
| 11 | In the past two years I have stayed with my friends in another part of the country and we travelled together to an island , a famous hill and many other interesting places . |
| 12 | In the past two years it has become much harder in America to use the private method of dealing with distress . |
| 13 | In the past two years it has grown by more than 35 per cent , and anyone who put in £3,000 when it was launched , in April 1988 , will have seen their investment swell to £4,267 . |
| 14 | In the past six years he has represented himself before 34 High Court judges , 25 Masters , 14 Registrars , four stipendary magistrates , two Justices of the Peace , and four Scottish sheriffs Yesterday was his 239th court appearance . |
| 15 | After all , if anyone has flourished in the past 13 years it has been the supermarkets . |
| 16 | In the past few years they have done such a great job in establishing a platform to build on . ’ |
| 17 | In the past few years we have seen conservatories grow in popularity . |
| 18 | And in the past few years we 've had to go into clearing as most other universities would do . |
| 19 | The Colonel always sought her out on the Thursday of her visit , and in the past few years he had , in the most circumspect manner , pressed his suit . |
| 20 | ‘ Having been so close to winning the title in the past few years I thought this was going to be my chance but the draws have just dried up and I ca n't seem to get near fish , ’ said Dave from Hednesford , Staffordshire . |
| 21 | In the past few years I have been involved in a Seminar for senior administrators from the Third World studying at British Universities A group of 25 or 30 is gathered each year at Plockton in Wester Ross by the British Council , the ODA and the Highland Board . |
| 22 | In the past few years I have been amazed at the transformation of the zoo , to a very modern , progressive and caring institution . |
| 23 | In the past few years it has suffered from serious errors in planning and a lack of investment . |
| 24 | In the past few years it has become clear that the small intestine is also damaged by NSAIDs . |
| 25 | It is perhaps worth pointing out that in the past three years we have spent some £350 million on the poorer pensioners . |
| 26 | ‘ In the past three years we have provided NSF with $600 million for the high-performance computing initiative ’ , says Kevin Kelly , an aide to Senator Barbara Mikulski ( Democrat , Maryland ) , who is chair of the appropriations subcommittee that controls the budgets of NSF , NASA , the Environmental Protection Agency and several other agencies . |
| 27 | In the past three years we 've adopted a three percent turnover . |
| 28 | In the past three years they have spent £1m transforming the former run-down pub on the banks of the River Severn into an attractive 34-bedroom hotel with restaurant and conference facilities . |
| 29 | ‘ In the past 50 years we 've done a great deal of abolition . |
| 30 | In the past 20 years we have gained enormously from our membership of the Community . |