Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] in years " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she took over as First Lady four years ago , she was hailed as the freshest breath of air to hit Washington in years . |
| 2 | The last time I saw prisons like that was in northern Iraq , when the Kurds were knocking down doors and killing guards , freeing men and women who had seen daylight in years . |
| 3 | David Robson in this paper ( ’ one of the most beautifully written books in years ’ ) was also enthusiastic , as was Jonathan Coe in The Guardian who asked : ‘ Why does Crace feel so much more modern and so much more relevant than writers who clutter their novels with a forest of contemporary references and cultural signposts ? ’ |
| 4 | Horizontal axes show absolute numbers ( thousands ) in population ; vertical axes show age in years . |
| 5 | Horizontal axes represent percentage population ; vertical axes show age in years |
| 6 | Horizontal axes are percentages ; vertical axes show age in years |
| 7 | I have n't seen Billy in years and I do n't know why he decided to have a night on the tiles on Sunday . |
| 8 | ‘ I have n't seen Eric in years . ’ |
| 9 | I have n't seen Luke in years . ’ |
| 10 | Experts reckon its the most one sided race in years … |
| 11 | There is no cure for AIDS and , despite significant progress in understanding HIV infection , a very large number of people will develop AIDS in years to come . |
| 12 | Funny , Mick had never mentioned Carrie in years . |