Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] four years " in BNC.
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| 1 | They , like us , were shifty-eyed ; there had been no rain in Botswana for four years and the lions of the Kalahari were getting hungry . |
| 2 | February 's inflation rate showed a 2.3 per cent monthly increase ( the biggest monthly rise for four years ) , representing an annualized rate for early 1990 of just over 13 per cent , substantially above the budget target . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ All I know is that we 've signed him on a playing contract for four years and we 're delighted to have him back . |
| 4 | Cos Pam 's son 's going to Germany for four years tomorrow . |
| 5 | It fell in July from 3.9 to 3.7 per cent — the lowest level for four years . |
| 6 | The unemployment figures rose to their highest level for four years . |
| 7 | The Pinewood scheme , in existence for four years , covers nearly 300 households . |
| 8 | This group had already trekked from Pochala on the Ethiopian border ; some of the boys had been living a transitory existence for four years . |
| 9 | ‘ Philip has n't written a real play for four years , ’ Maud said , looking round for the waiter . |
| 10 | But companies can stop giving at any time ; under the traditional system of covenants , they were committed to giving an annual donation for four years . |
| 11 | Carl toured working men 's clubs for four years , listening to Geordie jokers and watching the reaction of audiences . |
| 12 | In Land elections in Hesse on Jan. 20 the CDU-FDP coalition lost its two-seat majority after four years in power [ see p. 35208 for April 1987 Land election and p. 36531 for March 1989 Hesse local elections ] . |
| 13 | ‘ Terry had been on tea for four years before he first began using horse . ’ |
| 14 | Afterwards Five Bellies went to see Joanna , his girlfriend for four years , at the terraced house . |
| 15 | His owners were fined £30 each and banned from keeping animals for four years . |
| 16 | The legislature comprises the 63-member bicameral Althing ( Parliament ) , also elected by universal adult suffrage for four years , the upper house of which consists of one-third of the members of the entire Althing , elected at a joint sitting , while the lower house comprises the remaining two-thirds . |
| 17 | Singapore has a unicameral Parliament of 81 members elected by universal adult suffrage for four years , with a limited number of " non-constituency " seats for unsuccessful opposition candidates . |
| 18 | From there Jack , a Royal Navy veteran , became steward at the Newton Aycliffe British Legion club for four years . |
| 19 | He and his wife , Brenda , have been members of the club for four years and play several times a week . |
| 20 | Alright , and then there 's this extraordinary bit erm , that George has in the middle of page thirty , about what happened when he did run the history department for four years during the War . |
| 21 | After initial support from the Department of Employment , Compact has raised funds for four years ' work from Merseyside Training and Enterprise Council , Liverpool City Council and the private sector . |
| 22 | Anderson studied at George Watson 's Hospital , Edinburgh , from 1841 to 1848 , leaving to take up a legal apprenticeship for four years . |
| 23 | It ended in May 1943 when German Admiral Doenitz withdrew the U-Boat wolf packs which had caused major shipping losses for four years eight months and four days . |
| 24 | Well I I was eleven but by the time but I had a birthday , you see , er in the summer and er er well August actually and so when I started at Stowmarket I was twelve , you see , and er and er I was at Stowmarket School and scholarship for four years and er well I do n't know whether I really liked school , did you ? |
| 25 | Unemployment has reached its highest figure for four years , a record number of people have been thrown out of their homes and well-known companies are announcing huge losses . |
| 26 | Paul Dart , 18 , was sent to a young offenders ' institution for four years when he admitted crimes including armed robbery . |
| 27 | Or have been an associate for four years and a member for six years |
| 28 | Data to be published shortly draws on experiments including observations of Freddy , the dolphin that has been living off the Northumbrian coast for four years . |
| 29 | How one charity helps another The Goodwill charity shop in Court Arcade , Darlington , closed its doors for the last time on Tuesday after four years of fund-raising for a children 's village in India . |
| 30 | The next election will be lost or won not as the result of a few weeks ' electioneering , of media events , of soundbites , but as a result of four years of radical but sensible campaigning in our towns and villages . |