Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Short-term performance is then to be judged by a comparison of budgeted and actual ROI for that year . |
| 2 | Now even the BBC is planning a Virtual Reality gameshow for next year . |
| 3 | Peter Wilson aged 43 , a married man with three children , has been employed by Humberside Heavy Haulage as a traffic clerk for five years and his current weekly wage is £120 per week . |
| 4 | worked at Hull Flake mill as a wages clerk for 14 years , retiring at 66 years of age . |
| 5 | In December 1280 Master James was granted letters of protection for seven years , probably the estimated time for completing the works he took over in 1278 . |
| 6 | The absence of serious internal religious discontent during these years is illustrated by the lack of parliamentary concern . |
| 7 | A well-loved monument to the devotion of a little terrier who kept vigil on his master 's grave for many years . |
| 8 | It remained there in its watery grave for 44 years , until it was raised from the Loch and brought to Brooklands in 1985 . |
| 9 | Allende 's remains had been brought from the coastal town of Viña del Mar , 80 km from Santiago , where they had lain in an anonymous grave for 17 years . |
| 10 | Although the aircraft was severely broken-up on impact , the remains of its compressed wreckage have been well preserved in Peaty silt for 51 years . |
| 11 | Since our last meeting The Medau Society has been offered a Grant for one year only — which is very generous of the Sports Council under the circumstances and for which we are very grateful — BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS : |
| 12 | In 1976 , the government pegged the grant for future years to the 1975 level in real terms , while expecting a comparable service to be maintained . |
| 13 | The first arose from the government 's decision to impose a standstill grant for that year — in effect a reduction in the District 's planned programme in the 1952–53 session at a time when much patient work to gain support from trade union branches and members had succeeded particularly in Norwich and Northamptonshire . |
| 14 | The largest grant for this year goes to Liverpool Roman Catholic Cathedral which receives £500,000 , needed for structural repairs and water-proofing of the 1930 Lutyens crypt . |
| 15 | ( Henry ) Wooden , his valet for seven years who on his marriage left his service and came to Henley where he worked at the Brewery for 30 years . |
| 16 | Under preparation for three years , the bill set up the framework for the legal operation of private radio and television stations and for an independent public broadcasting system . |
| 17 | It explains how , from a very early age , it is necessary for everybody to experience stressful situations as a preparation for later years , and how parents and teachers , through their own behaviour , can help the child . |
| 18 | IRELAND beat the Scottish Under-21 ladies ' team 3-2 at Blaris yesterday in their first match of the season in preparation for next year 's World Cup . |
| 19 | Tony Farrow has been building one-off yachts for 20 years and is well known for the trimaran Colt Cars GB , Geoff Panell 's Admiral 's Cup triallist Itzanotherpurla re-named Red Stripe and more recently used by the RAF as a test bench under the name of Oracle Arrow in preparation for this year 's Admiral 's Cup . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The company has an operating concession for 15 years . |
| 22 | ‘ In May next year she will have been in remission for five years , ’ explains her mum . |
| 23 | An obstructive episode was treated with bypass enteroenteric anastomosis and maintenance prenisolone and he remained in remission for five years . |
| 24 | He makes a pact with the devil whereby the devil will be his servant and do his bidding for 24 years , after which time he will render up his immortal soul . |
| 25 | Not even on the candidates ' list , Coun Wilson was asked to put himself forward while having a coffee on the Welsh stand during last year 's Party conference . |
| 26 | Well er ha you know I found myself after Budgie managing a singer called Leo and that led to a lot of interesting business and getting involved an , and I sort of forgot Adam Faith for ten years and just got diverted really . |
| 27 | ‘ I could go to see Lewis Watts , he was my dad 's apprentice for five years when I was a little sprout like you just learning the trade . |
| 28 | It is called benefit and and the well being of those kids about there , that we 're educating them at our own school , that they can have jobs and work , and if this is going , my fear is , okay we can live within this , s as you say , it may that it 's just bad settlement for one year . |
| 29 | I , like the honourable member , happen to believe the point he 's made is right , that this should be a high priority , the money is there for local government to do it , I 've explicitly recognised the needs of the disabled in my settlement for next year by increasing it substantially and I hope local government will respond and do the decent thing . |
| 30 | The king 's continued absence in Normandy prevented the public promulgation of the settlement for another year till August 1107 , but the final settlement contained no surprises : it followed the terms of the papal letter of fifteen months earlier . |