Example sentences of "[adj] year ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A multichannel spectrum analyser , with the capability of scanning 10,000,000 frequencies simultaneously in the microwave portion of the spectrum , would work in tandem with some of the world 's largest radio telescopes in a targeted survey of solar type stars within 75 light years ' distance . |
| 2 | An exceptional letter ( wielding wit or thought or a new stance on an ageing issue ) will not only win that automatic free year 's Letter Of The Month subscription , but an array of mystery merchandise at which to marvel . |
| 3 | Having just shelled out for yet another year 's subscription to fabbo Guitarist magazine , I was raisy-eyebrowed to see under ‘ Postscript ’ in September 's issue : ‘ … will not only win that automatic free year 's Letter of the Month subscription … blah , blah , blah , blah … ’ |
| 4 | He wore casual country tweeds and checked shirt which was unusual on Old Year 's Night . |
| 5 | A clear disparity exists between the guideline in England and Wales of 20-plus years ' imprisonment and the practice in Northern Ireland of about 13 years ' imprisonment before murderers of soldiers and policemen are released . |
| 6 | With one additional year 's study beyond the ACIB , Associates may obtain a BA ( Hons ) Financial Services degree . |
| 7 | Second , about one-third of untrained new entrants should have the opportunity of an additional year 's training on the same scale as they receive in their first year ; together these might lead to a formal qualification . |
| 8 | A 12-issue year 's subscription costs just £28 . |
| 9 | And I am almost certain that each one was included in the following year 's NIBA team . |
| 10 | The rules of the 38-year-old competition oblige the winning country to stage the following year 's event — and that could lead to problems for Ireland 's state-backed network , RTE . |
| 11 | Tradition had it that if the corn-dolly reached the following year 's harvest intact , it augured well for the farm in the year to come . |
| 12 | With consumption in Great Britain averaging 114kg ( 250lb ) per head per annum , incidentally the highest consumption figure in Europe , most of the crop is consumed in this country ; some potatoes are exported whilst the remainder are held back for use as a seed to produce the following year 's crop . |
| 13 | The climatic conditions of Scotland and parts of Cumbria and Northumbria are particularly suitable for the production of healthy high quality seed potatoes required for the following year 's crop and it is in these areas that most of the seed potatoes are grown . |
| 14 | Er , the following year 's term . |
| 15 | Edward G. Robinson had been good in the previous year 's Little Caesar and there was to be great acclaim for the explicitness of the following year 's Scarface but it was Cagney 's 1931 performance in The Public Enemy that occasioned the most significant debate . |
| 16 | Similarly , a thesis listed in the Aslib Index but not in BRTT that year , would appear in the following year 's volume . |
| 17 | The following year 's prediction has been slashed from £314m to £270m . |
| 18 | Milton Keynes is about as far from the sea as it is possible to get in England , and Roger Mason 's motivation in coming to us was never quite clear to me ( perhaps it was n't to him either , for although after four intensive years ' research he produced a many-hundred page ‘ draft ’ of his thesis , far in excess of what might be required , he finally failed to submit it for examination ) . |
| 19 | Section two , there was a revised estimate for nineteen ninety two ninety three and there are two main points to mention , firstly members will see that the revised estimates in total are less than the original estimates and this is because affording interest rates have made it cheaper to service the outstanding debt from previous years ' capital programmes . |
| 20 | The revision phase of the operation differs from the initial phase in that it takes account of weaknesses ( and strengths ) inherent in the stock from previous years ' book buying , and also in that it provides indications of the need for weeding the stock of individual categories , in addition to purchasing . |
| 21 | The high level of enquiries resulted in another intensive year 's effort by the tendering teams which enabled us to submit more tenders by number and value than we did in 1991 . |
| 22 | ( b ) It is usually drawn up on an annual basis by comparing the previous year 's expenditure and adding increments , or perhaps decrements. ( c ) There is a natural tendency , when dealing with inputs on an incremental basis , to favour existing programmes . |
| 23 | About 12 months ago , ICL Technology chief Jurgen Olschewski could neither envisage revenue growth nor imagine hitting the previous year 's profit levels . |
| 24 | Each year Mrs Curdle asked to see how the previous year 's bouquet had worn , so that the doctor and his wife were in honour bound not to destroy these offerings . |
| 25 | Likewise , to reduce the amount of ‘ year end bunching ’ , an individual who invests in a BES scheme during the first half of the year , can claim part of the relief against his/her previous year 's income . |
| 26 | Every year each region 's allocation was merely rolled forward with small additions to the previous year 's spending and extra to meet the current costs of new hospital premises . |
| 27 | Carrie had seen the accountant 's bill for the previous year 's work and she knew why he never complained . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The package , worth 6 per cent more than the previous year 's assistance , went a long way towards the $9,200 million required by India to meet an expected current-account deficit of $6,000 million and debt repayments of $3,200 million . |
| 30 | He had forgotten his farm and even lost the previous year 's harvest . |