Example sentences of "in the [adj] years [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | time and time again they sit on the sidelines saying this is what we think do n't talk to us about it do n't debate it , do n't ask us to think about it , take it or leave it , if you do n't give us what we want we 'll sit back and moan and sulk and they 've played , I think that 's a very irresponsible line they 've played in the five years I 've been on this council and I hope that er again the issue on the next item on the agenda represents a change of heart on their behalf . |
| 2 | ‘ Unfortunately , in the five years I have been here Leeds have not won anything but we will . ’ |
| 3 | Currently housed in a 36″ tank and shortly to be installed in a 48″ tank , My Piranha , affectionately known as Igor , has lost none of his brilliantly coloured red belly in the four years I have had it . |
| 4 | Hairdressers and make-up artists know who 's had what done and where , who 's had whom , when and how , and with what , where and how many times , and in the thirteen years I 've known Lynette , I have never known her betray a confidence , so I tell her what the lump is . |
| 5 | But we 've been honest with our people , we have not paid anyone off , in the fifteen years I 've been at , that did n't want to go . |
| 6 | In the 27 years I have worked at the airport , sixteen of those in the fire service , I have seen a huge increase in the number of flights . |
| 7 | In the 16 years they have lived here , the kitchen has had three transformations , all carried out by John . |
| 8 | Above : The Saunders ' kitchen has had three different looks in the 16 years they have lived here , each created by John , an architectural interior engineer . |
| 9 | In the two years they 've been married they have only had one day together . |
| 10 | We have , in the two years I 've been here , we have got a depth of talent in our staff that 's hard to believe . |
| 11 | Because of our experience at Scone Park and in many other projects in the twelve years we have been working with young offenders , we , along with the other children 's charities , oppose the government 's proposals on persistent young offenders . |
| 12 | ‘ In the 55 years I 've been at Paramount we 've lost a lot of giants , none more so than Hal Roach , ’ AC Lyles said in a tribute to his old friend . |
| 13 | He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies . |
| 14 | He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies . |
| 15 | ‘ In the 22 years I have sat on the North Eastern Co-op 's board I can not recall a year in which so many negative factors have combined . |
| 16 | ‘ In the seven years I 've been doing this , there 's never been anything like it . |
| 17 | Linebacker Gary Plummer said : ‘ We have n't given the fans a heck of a lot to cheer in the seven years I 've been here . |
| 18 | Linda , has always in the seven years I 've known her , spent fortunes on clothes and make-up as you can see . |
| 19 | But then Complicite , in the seven years I have been watching them , have never lost their power to astonish . |
| 20 | I have heard of three deaths during rugby matches in the seven years I have been secretary , but nothing like this . |
| 21 | Now the Marais Poitevin is a pleasantly low-profile tourist attraction where you can take canal-boat trips from villages that have hardly changed in the 15-odd years I 've known them : Maillezais , with a huge and rather dull ruined abbey , and Coulon , where I first ate the delicious local version of moules marinieres called mouclade . |
| 22 | In the twenty years they 've been here , they 've clearly thrived . |
| 23 | In the subsequent years they have appeared in losing finals against Tyrone 1984 , Derry 1987 and Donegal 1990 . |
| 24 | In the three years I 've been here , and because C&P was one of the first ICI groups to move into quality , the value of the quality ethos has taught me that it 's the only way to do business . |