Example sentences of "in [pos pn] [adj] year [pers pn] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although in her 94th year it was always a pleasure to visit . |
| 2 | In her first year , it took her a day or two to settle down to London , but in her last year she was there the moment she stepped on the train . |
| 3 | In its early years it was called the Ulster Saturday Night , but this was soon extended to its present title Ireland 's Saturday Night . |
| 4 | In its earlier years it was extremely outspoken in its condemnation of anything that failed to gain its approval . |
| 5 | But Eleanor too had to travel a great deal , and in his earliest years it was almost certainly Richard 's nurse who provided love and security on a day-to-day basis . |
| 6 | In his second year he was already marking the Greek essays of first-year students and giving them some classes , in order to raise money . |
| 7 | Mackay 's financial situation worsened following the war , especially after the runaway inflation wiped out the value of the annuity he had purchased with money left him by his mother , so that in his later years he was completely dependent on the sale of his books , which never regained their earlier popularity . |
| 8 | In his third year he was — briefly — editor of the university paper , Palatinate . |
| 9 | Indeed , in his formative years he was influenced as much by Santana , Joni Mitchell , Todd Rundgren and Hendrix , as he was by Sly Stone , George Clinton or Earth , Wind and Fire . |