Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a year " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's ridiculous , ’ he says , ‘ this system of giving writers a grant for a year . |
| 2 | IBM Corp has been muttering about migrating to RISC technology for the AS/400 processor for a year or so now , and the company is now talking openly about it , saying that the AS/400 will move to a RISC , but not until several criteria are met . |
| 3 | I mean a fixed term contract for a year for a new in , for an investigator , first of all we 've got to find someone who would do it , secondly if that person was n't frankly al already an investigator the investment in that person . |
| 4 | In 1990 the Sunday Mirror and Sporting Life ran a competition to win a racehorse for a year ; the horse was a two-year-old colt by the name of ‘ Battle of Britain ’ . |
| 5 | The request was granted — in the first instance for a year . |
| 6 | It has been under test in Germany for a year where it has been used to control a Mercedes test vehicle on the autobahn . |
| 7 | He was received with honour by Archbishop Hermann of Cologne and Emperor Henry III , remained in Germany for a year , and was presented , among other gifts , with a psalter and sacramentary sent there by Canute [ q.v . ] . |
| 8 | I have lived in Germany for a year now , all the time . |
| 9 | First bank off the mark is Lloyds , which slashed the cost of personal loans , overdrafts and credit cards by between 1.4 and 2.8 per cent — the first reduction for a year . |
| 10 | Lord King will remain non-executive chairman for a year and will then become life president . |
| 11 | I was married to a violent alcoholic for a year . |
| 12 | A plaque bearing the name of the adopter is displayed in the park and the adopter is given free entry to the park for a year . |
| 13 | They were among four Russian boys who travelled to Westonbirt school near Tetbury to meet two Russian girl orphans , who 'll be educated free of change for a year . |
| 14 | The 24-year-old Scot had all but shelved his Formula One ambitions for a year when the Pacific Racing team , with whom he had negotiated a deal , postponed their plans for a year after a last-minute sponsorship hitch . |
| 15 | Base rates then remained at this level for a year , before starting to fall in October 1990 , when Britain joined the ERM . |
| 16 | It 's gon na be a struggle for a year . |
| 17 | Forced back on a policy of self help , the RCM soon discovered that the public responded best when appeals were made of behalf of specific projects — £40 to support one boy in a course of agricultural training , say , or £60 for a year 's schooling . |
| 18 | According to Parks official , Dr Mike Kock , the 24 kg of horn cut during the operation could raise $500,000 , sufficient to pay for 650 game scouts for a year . |
| 19 | While Boris Yeltsin has struggled to control the Russian parliament for a year , Kalmykia 's 30-year-old president , Kirsan Ilyumzhinov , has solved a local version of the same problem in a day . |
| 20 | Moreover , a student who obtains a reasonably good degree can usually obtain financial support for a year of postgraduate study leading to an MSc in Statistics . |
| 21 | In 1935 Bill Pedler and his wife were appointed as Club Stewards , in addition to Bill being the Professional , and Suttons were engaged to look after the course for a year . |
| 22 | On that afternoon of Tuesday , 31 August , McQueen 's daughter served them tea ; she wore a print linen dress , and had been to Inverness for a year 's education in reading , writing , sewing , knotting , lace- and pastry-making . |
| 23 | Believe it or not , the society has now been in existence for a year and subscriptions became due on the 16th of March . |
| 24 | Innocent was the first pope to try such a scheme and in 1199 he initiated an income tax on the clergy of one-fortieth of their ecclesiastical income for a year in aid of the Holy Land . |
| 25 | The exam educates youngsters cheaply up to a level that is not reached in other countries until someone has been at university for a year . |
| 26 | With all Scotland quiet as a flat calm under his hand , he wants us to be quiet too , and let be the Mackinnons and the Maclaines of Lochbuie for a year or three . ’ |
| 27 | Their innermost secrets had been at the mercy of the West for a year . |
| 28 | Just hours after Mercury cut phone bills for domestic and small business customers , BT declared a freeze on the cost of all UK and international direct-dialled calls for a year . |
| 29 | A sum as small as £ can prevent children from going blind by providing Vitamin A capsules for a year . |
| 30 | John thanked the staff for their generosity and went on to explain that it costs £1.5m to run the hospice for a year . |