Example sentences of "in [art] [adj] few years [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The twins were demanding — in the first few years she thought she would go mad from lack of sleep and overwork — but at least they touched her and hugged her and kissed her and loved her . |
| 2 | Despite this somewhat unstable basis the Company did quite well until 1630 when trade was dislocated by a famine in Gujerat , and in the next few years its legal position was undermined because Charles I allowed the Courteen family — whose interests in the West Indies had suffered because he had given away their rights in certain islands inadvertently — to trade with India without any regard for the Company 's charter . |
| 3 | In the next few years there will be fewer young people and these tend to make up the majority of staff in many outlets , so caterers — and particularly the large chains — will come to rely more on automation in the near future . ’ |
| 4 | It is likely that in the next few years there will be pressure to bring into production the remaining hectares of delimited land , although economics and the overall strategy of the Champagne market will also play their part . |
| 5 | La Plata , the administrative centre of Buenos Aires province , had undergone economic vicissitudes at the end of the century , but with the upturn in its fortunes in the next few years it acquired a station of striking originality , an overall shed flanked by a staggeringly ornate pentagonal building covered in statuary and surmounted by a dome . |
| 6 | In the past few years they have done such a great job in establishing a platform to build on . ’ |
| 7 | In the past few years we have seen conservatories grow in popularity . |
| 8 | And in the past few years we 've had to go into clearing as most other universities would do . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In the past few years I have been amazed at the transformation of the zoo , to a very modern , progressive and caring institution . |
| 13 | In the past few years it has suffered from serious errors in planning and a lack of investment . |
| 14 | In the past few years it has become clear that the small intestine is also damaged by NSAIDs . |
| 15 | In the past few years there have been signs of its introduction and extension by manufacturing organisations experiencing increasing volatility in their markets , increasing inability to predict their manpower requirements and increasing pressures to minimise labour costs . |
| 16 | In the last few years we have been promised ( and in the UK have never actually been given ) ready-made video programmes on EVR , requiring one set of equipment , and on videodisc , requiring another . |
| 17 | In the last few years there has been an increasing realization that many modern production methods are not only very wasteful but probably also unnecessary … |
| 18 | Initially , the area improved under township schemes in Lewis and Harris greatly exceeded that improved individually , but in the last few years there have been hardly any new township schemes . |
| 19 | In the last few years there has been a succession of reports , mostly emanating from the continent of Europe , claiming good results from vaccines against herpes virus . |
| 20 | In the last few years there has been a strong demand from Germany as well , but on the whole it has been a home breed rather than a traveller . |
| 21 | But the trend is towards taking the bitterness and confrontation out of divorce , and in the last few years there has been a growth in the number of ‘ mediation ’ and ‘ conciliation ’ ( not to be confused with reconciliation ) services available . |
| 22 | In the last few years there has been some debate about the provision , role and effectiveness of postgraduate training in the social sciences in the UK . |
| 23 | In the last few years our understanding of pillow lavas has advanced dramatically , due almost entirely to some remarkable observations made by diver-geologists of pillow lavas actually in the process of formation in the sea off Hawaii . |
| 24 | In fact , in about 1971 there was a sudden spate of development in this area , and both the University Library and what was then Brighton Public Library and West Sussex all were innovators in those days , using computer-based lending systems , which used little cards with lots of little holes in them and — I am sure they are familiar to lots of people — in the last few years you 'll have seen those holes replaced by sort of zebra stripes erm what are called bar codes in the trade , and those bar codes you 'll also see on your groceries all over the place . |
| 25 | In the last few years you 'll have seen those holes replaced by sort of zebra stripes — what we call bar codes in the trade , and those bar codes you 'll also see on your groceries all over the place . |
| 26 | The economy has been so strong in the last few years it 's going to take a lot to bring it down . ’ |
| 27 | In the last few years it has become clear that many other churches are working in this way in every denomination . |
| 28 | In the last few years it has been appreciated by the House of Commons that the method of scrutiny chosen was not best adapted to influence the final shape of Community legislation . |
| 29 | In the last few years I have done a lot of float fishing from a punt for big bream and I can state quite categorically that , if it is done correctly , it can be a most deadly method of catching bream . |
| 30 | Ideally I would like to work part-time , and have written to you as in the last few years I have seen part-time posts advertised at Prentice 's . |