Example sentences of "in the [num] years [pers pn] have " 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 | He had only been in for a few nights after his first summer holiday in the five years I 'd owned him . |
| 3 | ‘ Unfortunately , in the five years I have been here Leeds have not won anything but we will . ’ |
| 4 | In the four years they had been separated , she had seen her husband only twice , and both times had been quite by chance . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Like Costner , David , 40 , has had to guard Whitney from hordes of obsessed fans in the four years he has been working for her . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | in the million years it has been taking |
| 10 | There can be no doubt that in the 112 years it has been standing on the embankment it has become a part of the London scene . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In the 16 years they have lived here , the kitchen has had three transformations , all carried out by John . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In the eight years she 's been showing the plants she 's won hundreds of awards . |
| 15 | In the two years they 've been married they have only had one day together . |
| 16 | In the two years they had been operating , Stephen had taught her never to lose her temper with the guests , however unreasonable , but to try to win them over . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Chief Superintendent McLean says that last summer the resources he allocated to the protection of the Ks were greater than those given to anything , other than really serious crimes such as murder , in the two years he had been in charge of Hounslow division . |
| 19 | Carroll House was the second Italian-owned winner of the Arc in the two years it has been sponsored by the Italian hotel chain Ciga . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ It is true that in the eighteen years she has been here I have never heard her speak . |
| 23 | He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies . |
| 24 | He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | In the 3 years he 's been there , he 's had 2 burglaries and this is the second van that 's been taken . |
| 27 | In the 19 years she has been working for Durham County Council 's social services the number of rehabilitation officers for the visually impaired has dropped to one . |
| 28 | ‘ In the seven years I 've been doing this , there 's never been anything like it . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Linda , has always in the seven years I 've known her , spent fortunes on clothes and make-up as you can see . |