Example sentences of "years ['s] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geest launched its new product , which is peeled , cored , trimmed and packed in a special container , on the Scottish market yesterday after three years ' work on the process . |
| 2 | The study draws together the results of five years ' work by the investigator and the findings of the ESRC 's extensive research programme in this field to provide the first comprehensive account of central-local relationships in the UK for nearly twenty years . |
| 3 | They had been sentenced to between five and 14 years ' imprisonment on the basis of forensic evidence from hand swabs indicating that they had handled nitroglycerine . |
| 4 | The seven had been sentenced to between five and 14 years ' imprisonment on the basis of forensic evidence from hand swabs indicating they had handled nitroglycerine . |
| 5 | The longest determinate prison sentence ever upheld by English courts was the sentence of forty-five years ' imprisonment in the case of Hindawi ( 1988 ) , a man who sent his pregnant girlfriend on a flight with a bag which contained a bomb timed to destroy the aircraft and its 350 passengers in mid-flight . |
| 6 | In 1902–6 he had four adventurous years ' attachment to the King 's African Rifles , serving up-country in Kenya , where he discovered a new species ( Hylochaeros meinertzhageni , the giant forest hog ) . |
| 7 | The final member of the group is John Perry , a Leading Shunter with six years ' experience with the railway . |
| 8 | The Wellcome Foundation is a pharmaceutical company with over 40 years ' experience of the development of antiviral drugs . |
| 9 | More than 40 years ' experience of the planning system has established a powerful plan-making bureaucracy in central and local government . |
| 10 | Because HAI was in its infancy , in every job he filled during the first few years he had an American opposite number , sometimes with 30 years ' experience of the industry . |
| 11 | Over 20 years ' experience in the manufacture and supply of non-destructive tubular inspection equipment has established NDT Systems as a leader in this industry , with a client base that spans virtually every oil producing region of the world . |
| 12 | The two American researchers say that , despite some of the workers having 20 years ' experience in the electricity industry , none of the workers had heard of sulphur hexafluoride , nor did they know that their work could lead to exposure to irritant gases . |
| 13 | Operating from a purpose built office and demonstration facility at Eastleigh , Hampshire , the new division is headed by Alan Trinder , with over fifteen years ' experience in the field . |
| 14 | Over the last fraction of his 34 years ' experience in the hobby , Chris has dispensed with all the traditional off the shelf treatments and remedies for fish and has turned to ‘ natural medicine ’ , centred mainly around the use of herbs — with great success . |
| 15 | Dr Barsamian is a bio-physicist with over thirty years ' experience in the study of polymers and bio-polymers and their dielectric nature , As he explains : |
| 16 | Prior to that he had many years ' experience in the trade , as group sales director of Associated Book Publishers and as group marketing director until 1989 of Random House UK . |
| 17 | With over thirty years ' experience in the market , ABS have developed the expertise to understand — and meet — your exact requirements ! |
| 18 | We employ friendly , professional staff who can offer the benefit of many years ' experience in the housing market . |
| 19 | While salaries for newly qualifieds may be around £28,000 to £35,000 with a car , a director with five or six years ' experience in the industry may get £75,000 plus . |
| 20 | Joe has nearly 25 years ' experience in the oil industry . |
| 21 | Olympus have over twenty-five years ' experience in the design , development and manufacture of clinical chemistry analysers. 1990 heralds two major changes in the European marketing of these products . |
| 22 | A GRANDMOTHER with nearly 40 years ' experience behind the wheel has been selected as East Anglia 's top woman driver . |
| 23 | Being Ten Years ' History of the Union of Democratic Control , 1924 , and I Have been Young , 1935 . ] |
| 24 | Other similar businesses can often be valued at around two years ' purchase of the average of the last three years net profits without deduction for proprietor 's remuneration or interest on capital . |
| 25 | In 1854 – 5 the state had spent the equivalent of three years ' income on the war and had accelerated inflation by covering the deficit with paper money . |
| 26 | Amid the tumult of Tiananmen Square , the end of 30 years ' estrangement between the world 's great Communist powers went almost forgotten . |
| 27 | The cash was the equivalent of about two years ' salary for the education director , Frank Pignatelli . |
| 28 | Forty-five people were honoured of whom six had each given over 50 years ' service to the church . |
| 29 | At mid-day on Tuesday 15 October last year a small group of friends met in Michael Parry 's office to celebrate the Secretary 's 25 years ' service to the University . |
| 30 | Ken Doyle , Vice-President , has completed 17 years ' service on the Executive Committee since first being elected in 1973 as Wexford Area Secretary . |