Example sentences of "for the [adj] [adj] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | He rang me the next day , was very enthusiastic , but apologised that for the following two years he was only doing German opera — but that he would remember me ! |
2 | For the following three years she enjoyed a period of heady social success . |
3 | For the past 26 years he has worked in the offices at the Courtaulds Chemicals power station on the Spondon site . |
4 | It just so happens that for the past sixty years it has been . |
5 | The welfare of these hens has been a controversial issue for many years , and for the past five years we in the Department of Animal Husbandry have been conducting research into ways of improving their welfare . |
6 | ‘ For the past five years we have been working hard to turn the London International Book Fair into a major event in the publishing calendar , rather than just another exhibition , and I think this year we managed to achieve that aim , ’ reflected LIBF director Brian Bradford at the end of the 22nd fair . |
7 | For the past five years she has devoted herself to the United Nations Children 's Fund and became its ambassador in an effort to help the world 's sick and starving children . |
8 | For the past 7 years he 's attended Dean Hall Special School near Cinderford . |
9 | For the past two years it has allowed our PCs and Macintoshes to share data in a wide range of formats without any hassle at all . |
10 | For the past two years he has begun on July 10 . |
11 | For the past two years he has run Colnaghi 's representative office in Paris and has been responsible for business development in Europe , Japan and South America . |
12 | And for the past two years he has been holed up in London . |
13 | For the past two years he 's been dreaming of bringing the marathon to Nepal … now he 's planning the big day … |
14 | I have been growing them for ten years , and for the past two years I have been hybridising . |
15 | Christophe Lázar : For the past two years I have been active expanding Colnaghi 's presence in Europe , Asia and South America . |
16 | For the past two years I 've felt that there was something odd in some of the accounts . |
17 | However , for the past two years I 've dedicated myself to it in total and , like yours , my trade has mushroomed . ’ |
18 | ‘ For the past two years I 've made all the decisions , major and minor , though heaven knows why when I employ intelligent , capable , highly qualified managers . |
19 | Her paternal family is opposed to the sect and some years before these events Miss T. had been reunited with her paternal grandmother and her father and for the past two years she had been living in circumstances which would not be approved by the sect . |
20 | For the past two years she has been responsible for the rights department of Hachette 's children 's book imprints in Paris . |
21 | For the past two years she has been Chairman of the ‘ Kent Teachers ’ and has also been a member of the Kent display Team since 1976 . |
22 | For the past six years they 've spent time perfecting the revolutionary 3.6 litre , 32 valve , V8 engine . |
23 | I 'm 63 and for the past six years I have been taking two tablets each day for myxoedema of the thyroid . |
24 | For the past 4 years we have paid a subscription of £12 per annum and unless we can continue at this rate , we shall have to consider whether we wish to remain a member . |
25 | For the past 10 years we 've been working on synthesising the chemical ; now we 're trying to see if the European Yew will provide the starter material for producing anti-cancer activity . |
26 | For the past 100 years it has ejected more than 1,000 tonnes of chlorine into the atmosphere every day . |
27 | He had been trained in England , at Sandhurst , and for the past fifteen years he had been an officer in the Imperial Guard . |
28 | ‘ Why should n't I , when for the past four years I 've been allowed to say nothing at all ? ’ |
29 | ‘ For the past few years I have built my life around rugby and I am happy to go on doing that until I ca n't go any further in the game ’ , he said . |
30 | For the past few years he has been joined in aspects of his research and conservation work by Dr Jane O'Sullivan , an agricultural scientist with an interest in the relationship between humanity and the natural world . |