Example sentences of "[pron] years of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My years of experience in my father 's accountancy firm . |
| 2 | In all my years of experience , I would suggest that only the smallest minority of pension holders have appreciated the fact that returns on death were derisory , and that there was a relationship between the benefits on death and the benefits at the end . |
| 3 | ‘ What about all my years of work ? |
| 4 | he said and in all my years of surgery I 've done a hundred and odd drainages and that is the biggest |
| 5 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 6 | My years of dancing , beginning long before I was anorexic , have made me very body-conscious , both in how my body looks and how it feels . |
| 7 | ‘ In all my years of motor racing , I can only think of a couple of times when I mastered the machine as at the Nürburgring in 1968 . |
| 8 | Thinking about this now , I know that what I was saying in wanting my periods back was that I wanted to be a woman , that I wanted and liked my female body , that my years of confusion and self-dislike were beginning to be over . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , I thought that once or twice during my years of training , ’ Sophie admitted , and Joanna agreed . |
| 10 | The leaders of the party , although idealists and orators flourished among them , were perceived as sober statesmen dedicated to parliamentary procedures and seasoned by their years of experience within the wartime coalition . |
| 11 | I should like to thank Edward and Peter for their years of service to the Diocese and to wish them a long and happy retirement . |
| 12 | Perhaps it is a sort of demoralisation , not surprising considering the misfortunes which have wracked the East Asian communities now in Britain — first their years of suffering associated with their expulsion from Africa , then their experiences at the hands of racist British authorities who tried to keep them out of Britain , and finally the day-to-day racism which they have faced in Britain as refugees . |
| 13 | For many , the new religion serves as convenient therapy for their years of hack scholarship under communism . |
| 14 | I have heard of one firm where not one architect is earning more than £17,000 — and that 's after all their years of training . ’ |
| 15 | Sussex teachers thank Marjorie especially for the way in which she has always helped and stood by them , from their years of training onwards . |
| 16 | Charles and Camilla have called each other many times over their years of friendship , spending hours sharing their innermost secrets . |
| 17 | Or do they admit that the Rural Scheme is simply a rate-paid organisation to amuse well-educated people in their years of retirement . |
| 18 | After their years of isolation , the South African Broadcasting Corporation may not be fully aware of the problems involved in televising a major sporting event . |
| 19 | But Alexander and his friend Christine ( who performs something of the Rat 's role as aide-de-camp ) carry on the quest in the spirit of the junior adventure of the 1930s , with the equipment proper to their years of curiosity , keen eyes and perseverance . |
| 20 | Television coverage will probably be shared between BSkyB , who currently hold an exclusive contract , and the BBC , who televised the Sunday game throughout its years of sponsorship firstly by John Player and then Refuge . |
| 21 | This traditional French cookware is the choice of many professional cooks and is a range you will undoubtedly want to add to during its years of service . |
| 22 | I have in my own way tried to point out that , of the world 's leading rugby nations , the game in south Africa has suffered badly not only as a result of its years of isolation — as many of those who have just visited the country during the New Zealand and Australian tours believe — but precisely because our officials have for a very long time been at the forefront of the trend towards professionalism . |
| 23 | During its years of power Constantinople was the largest city in Europe with a population of more than half a million . |
| 24 | During its years of association with Middlesbrough , the Jupiter saw active service in the Falklands and The Gulf . |
| 25 | But , looking into her face , it did n't seem as if her years of freedom had been particularly kind to her . |
| 26 | , whose voice is well known to customers will still be in touch with what is happening at the company through husband , a shift supervisor — who can beat her years of service by seven ! |
| 27 | It had all gone on Papa 's account , as Paul had brought the fact to her notice that she had never been paid a penny for all her years of work . |
| 28 | But it could be like this perhaps , ’ illustrating her point with some jewel that she had quarried from her years of research in the mines of history . |
| 29 | A good choice could give you years of pleasure : the oldest authenticated Koi was a Higoi owned by Dr Komei Koshihara which , at the time of its death in 1968 , weighed 16½ lb and had clocked up 217 years . |
| 30 | Here in Learning through Drama we have a group of three people whose years of teaching combined did not add up to more than twenty . |