Example sentences of "[adj] year [unc] work " in BNC.
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| 1 | After more than 30 years ' work at Wharram Percy , it is possible to give a general account of what happened on the site , and , in view of the detailed work there , this may have implications for studies elsewhere . |
| 2 | A few years ' work in the brothels of Bangkok can earn girls more money than their families ever dreamt of . |
| 3 | On the Omagh ( 33 ) sheet , mapping is nearing completion and this year 's work has further marked the importance of the area in understanding the geological evolution of Northern Ireland during the Carboniferous and Permian periods . |
| 4 | With our rapid geographical expansion in South East Asia , there were opportunities for UK based staff to assist in a number of areas in Malaysia , Singapore and Indonesia and staff from Wimpol Inc ventured into West Africa in preparation for this year 's work . |
| 5 | The severe drought conditions of Southern Africa have dominated the scene and account for 4 of this year 's work . |
| 6 | I signed for yet another year 's work , Social Psychology . |
| 7 | Those returning for another year 's work would be admonished by Jonadab : ‘ Do n't be coming back in t'small hours . |
| 8 | ‘ It has taken a long 10 years ' work to get Australia to where we are now yet it can disappear so quickly . |
| 9 | In a business that was headed by someone virtually at war with his entire family over their moral misdemeanours , this was a wise decision and brought Mr Smith fifty years ' work . |
| 10 | The attitude of Charles Barry and the classical delegation hardened Scott 's resolve not to throw away over three years ' work and play into their hands by resigning . |
| 11 | The company says it will be running some time this year , after more than three years ' work . |
| 12 | After three years ' work he submitted a draft only to have it irrevocably vetoed without any intelligible reasons given or any consideration of amendment . |
| 13 | Confirmed early in the year , the order came as a result of two to three years ' work . |
| 14 | After three years ' work the last consignment of nuclear fuel rods has been removed . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The workers feel the package is derisory , particularly as they have accepted minimum wage rises over the past few years and Yarrow has at least three years ' work on its books . |
| 17 | Carrie had seen the accountant 's bill for the previous year 's work and she knew why he never complained . |
| 18 | The Society shall hold a meeting in every calendar year as its Annual General Meeting at such time and place as may be determined by the Executive Committee in order to give , receive and adopt a report of the previous year 's work and a statement of accounts for the preceding financial year : to elect Officers and members of the Executive Committee and to appoint Auditors . |
| 19 | In this climate , the academic in English and other subjects in the humanities , who is busy , who publishes a lot , who goes to conferences , can not but be preferred to the quiet scholar , who keeps a low profile , even seems rather idle , but is taking his time over a major piece of scholarly writing that may involve many years ' work and which he does not intend to give to the world until he is ready . |
| 20 | He 's been able to start up again , but the painful end of 11 years ' work does n't fade . |
| 21 | After drumming as a semi-professional in the 1960s , Stan took a degree as a mature student at Birmingham University , leading to ten years ' work as a careers officer , In 1979 Stan became the Musicians ' Union 's South-East district organizer , and subsequently the Central London branch secretary and co-editor of the union 's award-winning Musician magazine . |
| 22 | Nicholson , while rejecting Corman as his ‘ mentor ’ gladly acknowledges the start and subsequent ten years ' work he gave him . |
| 23 | The construction of four 900-MWe units at a single site involves ten years ' work and up to 6000 people . |
| 24 | Much of the other coursebook publishing consists of additions to series at both higher and lower levels : Nelson is publishing Signature Beginners and Synthesis Plus ( not to be confused with the already-published Synthesis Advanced , labelled ‘ new ’ in the Nelson catalogue ) ; OUP is producing Hotline Intermediate ; Longman has Blueprint Upper-Intermediate and Intermediate Choice ; Penguin is completing Making Waves with the fourth year 's work ; and CUP promises New Cambridge English Course 4 for the summer . |
| 25 | At the Jeu de Paume until the 11th is the last ten year 's work of Martin Barre , who is also showing a coherent group of gouaches from 1957 to 1960 at Barbier-Beltz until 17 April . |
| 26 | The Indian Christian Art Association ( ICAA ) is celebrating more than ten year 's work encouraging and bringing together Christian artists from throughout the country . |
| 27 | The dam , completed in 1890 after nine years ' work , is 390yds long and 127′ thick at the base . |
| 28 | The call came from the director general of the Office of Fair Trading , Sir Gordon Borrie , in a hard-hitting review of this 16 years ' work , at a recent Institute of Directors ' branch meeting . |
| 29 | SAM LLEWELLYN SAW THE RESULTS OF FIVE YEARS ' WORK |
| 30 | After five years ' work , Olivier was certain of only two things : that the population , even at the highest estimate , was by no means enough to ensure the eventual survival of the species ; and that the figures henceforward would be on the way down rather than up . |