Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] year they " in BNC.
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1 | And so for forty long weary years they wander around as nomads in a wilderness ! |
2 | In the past few years they have done such a great job in establishing a platform to build on . ’ |
3 | For the past six years they 've spent time perfecting the revolutionary 3.6 litre , 32 valve , V8 engine . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Over the past three years they have turned one of the most dishonourable Soviet professions into something worthy of admiration . |
6 | For the past three years they had shared her tedious exile on her father 's estate , where she had seen no one but her brothers and aunts . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 |