Example sentences of "years [coord] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you 're going to be difficult , ’ Adam said , ‘ I suggest that either you wait for a hundred years or agree to reduce the amount payable , by half . ’ |
| 2 | The economic programme presented in February , which relaxed the monetarist controls implemented over the previous two years and sought to lift the economy out of recession by investing in state enterprises and boosting imports [ see pp. 38774-75 ] , was rejected by the Sejm ( lower house of parliament ) on March 5 by 171 votes to 138 with 38 abstentions . |
| 3 | Bennett had been doorman at the Garrick Club for twenty-three years and had developed a way with unpleasantness . |
| 4 | He had been landlord of the village inn for a number of years and had developed the publicans ' inborn instinct for recognising potential trouble . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Doctors have been puzzling over the cause of acne for many years and trying to find a cure . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | THE whole question of sex education in school has arisen in recent years and has become a matter of real importance . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | This is partly due to the privatization programme which has been implemented in recent years and has reduced the number of public corporations . |
| 15 | Mr McNeill said he has had been reading the Belfast Telegraph for years and enjoys doing the crossword first , perusing the television viewing and then gets around to reading the news . |
| 16 | Dennis McNamee has resigned as secretary after three years but has accepted the post of president . |
| 17 | He was given 25 years but tried to negotiate a cut in his sentence by returning half of the stolen gold . |