Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | I worked in the coal mines for three years to obtain my colliery manager 's certificate . |
| 2 | His spare-time activities during these years resulted in various patents , including one from 1931 concerning the Baird TV system and one in 1933 for the variable density technique of optically recording sound on film . |
| 3 | Along with Terri Hooley , they picked twenty acts for this year 's bash not only on the basis of demos they 'd listened to but also knowing the bands live capabilities intimately . |
| 4 | Japanese banks will continue to write off and provide against masses of doubtful debts for several years to come . |
| 5 | The Regulations will apply to accounts for financial years ending on or after 16 November 1992 , and there are transitional provisions to enable companies to take early advantage of the new thresholds . |
| 6 | If it has been dormant since the end of the previous financial year and it is entitled in respect of its individual accounts to the exceptions conferred on a small company by section 246 ( or would be so entitled but for being a member of an ineligible group ) and it is not required to prepare group accounts for that year , the resolution is effective if passed at a general meeting at which the accounts for that year are to be laid . |
| 7 | Cloth exports for 1374–75 can not be measured , as the custom on cloth for that year was farmed for all ports except London , and there are considerable gaps in the accounts for adjacent years . |
| 8 | Is a provision required in the accounts for this year and if so , how much should be provided ? |
| 9 | I have been paying National Insurance and taxes for many years . |
| 10 | An IBC is exempt from licence fees , income , corporation and capital gains taxes for 20 years . |
| 11 | Jake Howard , who was on the Australian coaching staff for the World Cup , has joined Wanderers for next year and at the other end of Lansdowne Road the Landsdowne club have enrolled Graeme Taylor , formerly a Counties back and more lately involved with the All Blacks ‘ seconds ’ squad . |
| 12 | She nursed her mother , fed the children , and worked in the garden , planting vegetables for next year . |
| 13 | This has been the procedure followed by the Yugoslav statisticians for many years . |
| 14 | But they have been dead scared of the Russians for 40 years . |
| 15 | France has pursued such policies for many years and this rationalisation and reallocation of land — remembrement — is still seen as a major long-term aim . |
| 16 | Parents can entrust their offspring to the Mini-Club which is located between the beach and the square which offers supervised activities for 2–11 year olds and an adventure playground open from morning until evening . |
| 17 | This effectively strangled its activities for several years . |
| 18 | It is difficult to see what will happen then , but no trade unionist has been jailed for taking part in trade union activities for 20 years . ’ |
| 19 | over previous plans for these years . |
| 20 | RISES in spending on health , education , transport , and housing in Scotland were announced yesterday when the Scottish Secretary revealed his public expenditure spending plans for next year . |
| 21 | He can then happily lay his plans for next year 's shindig . |
| 22 | Supposing , for simplicity , we are concerned only with two years , price this year should be determined by short-run marginal cost ( a view not endorsed by the 1967 White Paper — see section 4.4 ) , but investment plans for next year should be evaluated ( using net present value methods ) based upon long-run marginal costs . |
| 23 | As you set about making your plans for next year let me leave you with this thought from Eglantine Jebb If children of any country are physically or morally abandoned the whole world loses by it and the whole world gains if children grow up healthy , capable and ready to work for the good of their neighbours . |
| 24 | Your plans for ten years or so ? |
| 25 | Although we could make no definite plans for this year , we all agreed that the meetings marked a step forward in getting to know each other in a Christian Spirit . |
| 26 | At a public meeting TEC 's chairman , Les Bell , outlined some of the past year 's achievements while chief executive John Howell unveiled plans for this year . |
| 27 | Yesterday John Steel , the show 's marketing director , said plans for this year 's two-day show would continue , but the society could not sustain another big loss . |
| 28 | He said plans for this year 's two-day show would continue , but warned that the society could not sustain another huge loss . |
| 29 | Upper Heyford 's plans for this year 's air show , and an Oxford chef bids to become young chef of the year , that 's all on the Fox Report with me , Jane Markham . |
| 30 | Mr Reuss , who had been in charge of the North American car operations for five years , will be replaced by vice-chairman John Smith , who transformed GM 's ailing European operations in the 1980s . |