Example sentences of "years [conj] have [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have not made any far-reaching contingency plans for after 1997 ; indeed so much has happened in China in the last two years that has shifted the mood from gloom to optimism ; today Hong Kong is a booming economic zone and is regarded as the mediator between the Western and Chinese economies ’ . |
| 2 | Bennett had been doorman at the Garrick Club for twenty-three years and had developed a way with unpleasantness . |
| 3 | He had been landlord of the village inn for a number of years and had developed the publicans ' inborn instinct for recognising potential trouble . |
| 4 | By then , he had been a Recorder for ten years and had become a QC in 1974 , continuing in active practice until January 1985 , since when Sir Anthony — he was knighted last year — has acted as both Ombudsman and Health Service Commissioner . |
| 5 | I had n't taken part in a sponsored walk for many years and had forgotten the exhilaration of crossing the long awaited finishing line . |
| 6 | Students are not eligible under this scheme if they : have not been ordinarily resident within the European Community for the three years preceding the start of their course at the University ; or are on an exchange programme where fees are waived ; or have attended a course normally lasting more than two years and have received a UK statutory award for this study . |
| 7 | ‘ Primary ’ rainforest is an area that has n't been disturbed for hundreds of years and has reached a state of mature complexity ; it is also known as virgin forest . |
| 8 | THE whole question of sex education in school has arisen in recent years and has become a matter of real importance . |
| 9 | She has now been a ticket collector for more than 15 years and has won a radio and a newspaper award for her personality and popularity with passengers . |
| 10 | The council has been trying to sell the half-timbered historic mansion in Royden Park for more than two years and has put a £1m price tag on it . |
| 11 | The council has been trying to sell the halftimbered historic mansion in Royden Park for more than two years and has put a £1m price tag on it . |
| 12 | This is partly due to the privatization programme which has been implemented in recent years and has reduced the number of public corporations . |
| 13 | Dennis McNamee has resigned as secretary after three years but has accepted the post of president . |