Example sentences of "to [adj] year [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will likely be five to 10 years before the technology comes to the market , with first applications likely to be sign language and medical systems . |
| 2 | The general rule is that a claim for damages for breach of contract can be brought at any time up to six years after the breach occurred . |
| 3 | Officials say that unless this can be speeded up , it will take up to three years before the detention centres can be emptied of their present populations . |
| 4 | The wise organization now engages a multi- disciplinary team up to three years before the system is commissioned which carefully investigates every aspect and agrees decisions with every individual affected — both inside and outside the organization . |
| 5 | This information is kept confidential for up to ten years if the company so wishes , but thereafter is available for public consultation at the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland . |
| 6 | The first pre-retirement courses were held in the United States in 1949 , but it is only in the last ten to fifteen years that the need for them has been recognised in the United Kingdom . |
| 7 | The duration of copyright protection was limited to 15 years if the design was registrable ; that is , it was new and had eye-appeal . |
| 8 | Once the notice has been served , the tenant has the right to apply to the Court for a new general lease and the Court will grant a new lease of up to 14 years unless the landlord objects on one of the few grounds for objection set out in the 1954 Act . |
| 9 | As for MTM ( which took its name from US actress Mary Tyler Moore , its founder , and is best known in Britain for Hill Street Blues and Lou Grant ) Mr Gatward said it would take between 18 months to two years before the company was turned around . |
| 10 | As for MTM ( which took its name from US actress Mary Tyler Moore , its founder , and is best known in Britain for Hill Street Blues and Lou Grant ) Mr Gatward said it would take between 18 months to two years before the company was turned around . |
| 11 | But the month-by-month figures ( Figure 2 ) do show a very sharp drop in temperatures very soon after the eruption — totally disagreeing with the forecast of a greatest influence on the hemispheric environment 18 months to two years after the dust veil is blown into the stratosphere . |
| 12 | Repayments can be delayed for up to four years until the project yields a return , but thereafter they are normally due in six-monthly instalments . |