Example sentences of "[adj] years they have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today the big draught breeds , especially in the Massif Central , have found new roles in the beef industry and over the last few years they have been exported in increasing numbers to boost beef production in several parts of the world , sometimes displacing some of the famous traditional British beef breeds . |
| 2 | In the past few years they have done such a great job in establishing a platform to build on . ’ |
| 3 | Over the last few years they have simply been brought into line with demand . |
| 4 | Is not it a sad reflection on the Government that after 12 years they have failed to provide the necessary skills training for our work force to make our industries competitive in world markets ? |
| 5 | These little shrubs are also known as ‘ hedgehog ’ hollies , and probably have been for all of the 300 years they have been grown in gardens . |
| 6 | For six years they have transformed half an acre of bleak Cotswold cottage garden into a celebration of vibrancy . |
| 7 | oh , you know , that 's , that 's it because for thirteen years they have dismantled the social system , that 's what they 've done in thirteen years , so they ca n't say overnight , we 'll put it all back because there is n't , there , there is n't the finance there because they 've spent it all to have done what they 've done |
| 8 | Even after more than fifty years they have not been fully appreciated by many philosophers , and are still the subject of much controversy . |
| 9 | In the past three years they have spent £1m transforming the former run-down pub on the banks of the River Severn into an attractive 34-bedroom hotel with restaurant and conference facilities . |
| 10 | Over the past three years they have turned one of the most dishonourable Soviet professions into something worthy of admiration . |
| 11 | He believes in his heart that Daisy has loved him during the many years they have not seen each other but he has pined over her . |
| 12 | The Japanese community who live on the reef have been awarded the Peter Scott Merit Award in recognition of the 11 years they have spent fighting the development . |
| 13 | I saw my first reed bunting 's nest in 1964 in the marsh between the lochs of Spiggie and Brow , and now in the space of twenty-five years they have successfully colonised the islands , and theirs is the only bunting song that today 's Shetland children will know … |
| 14 | In the 16 years they have lived here , the kitchen has had three transformations , all carried out by John . |
| 15 | Above : The Saunders ' kitchen has had three different looks in the 16 years they have lived here , each created by John , an architectural interior engineer . |
| 16 | Over the past 13 years they have often lunched together , sitting at a specially reserved corner table in the Princess 's favourite San Lorenzo restaurant . |
| 17 | The forestry commission were once regarded as the covering the country with grand conifers but in the last twenty years they have been changing their ways , they now go half way to square yard their land . |
| 18 | If we look into the history of Iraq I do n't think anybody can remember in the past twenty years they have contributed anything , neither in the terms of world economy , neither in the world of world peace , or any humanitarian |
| 19 | So you 're not bothered if at the end of the two years they have n't even |
| 20 | He sees Ecstasy largely in terms of the market place : ‘ Professional criminals have realised there is money to be made and over two years they have managed to take over the market . |
| 21 | Throughout the last 200 years they have subscribed to the construction and repair of hospitals . |
| 22 | In recent years they have fallen back . |
| 23 | It is not surprising that in recent years they have served interchangeably in the hands of various theorists as models of each other . |
| 24 | All farms have rats and mice but in recent years they have been coming through from the barn into the house and getting into the furniture . |
| 25 | In recent years they have been streamlined to the point where they are totally identical , except for the name and the cover . |
| 26 | It would probably be fair to say that views of this kind have been dominant among British socialists from the Labour-left leftwards , but over recent years they have come under increasing criticism , on both theoretical and political grounds . |
| 27 | In recent years they have used commercial strategy consultants to undertake this work on behalf of their clients . |
| 28 | In the last 20 years they have been using invisible nylon gill nets half a mile long and more . |
| 29 | In the subsequent years they have appeared in losing finals against Tyrone 1984 , Derry 1987 and Donegal 1990 . |