Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | This boy of yours is twenty-five years old , old enough to father children and break hearts . |
| 2 | She is fifteen years his junior , and little more than a housekeeper and unpaid bedslave . |
| 3 | She is sixteen years old and gets turned into a field two or three times a week . |
| 4 | But Professor Antinori said : ‘ She is 63 years old , but where can you draw the line ? |
| 5 | The ‘ average ’ broodmare then has an ‘ average ’ of one foal every two years until she is 14 years old or so — the average age when she completes her duties . |
| 6 | She is 37 years old , a teacher . |
| 7 | If , however , he has oral sex with her and she is 16 years old or more , he can be liable for the offence of indecent assault only if it can be proved that she did not consent . |
| 8 | One moment she is here , the next she is thirty years or so ago , and then again , she is a young girl and can not remember who I am . |
| 9 | I AM pleased Charles Bronson is marrying new love Kim Weeks even if she is 40 years his junior . |
| 10 | So if a child is kept under supervision in the community for , say , three years , by his original hearing and two review hearings , then the rehabilitation period in respect of him is three years . |
| 11 | This results primarily from the greater longevity of women compared with men ; life expectancy at birth is 78 years for women and 72 years for men , while at 65 it is 17 years for women and 16 years for men . |
| 12 | IT is twelve years since the last Stratford Coriolanus : an absurd neglect of Shakespeare 's best political play . |
| 13 | There is a six-year limitation period for collecting fees and expenses , unless the expert is appointed under seal in which case it is twelve years : ss5 and 8 of the Limitation Act 1980 . |
| 14 | IT IS 500 years since Columbus discovered America — and across the Atlantic they are celebrating in true Hollywood style . |
| 15 | It is eight years since they lost a World Cup qualifying match , six years since they lost a qualifying match for either of the international competitions open to European countries . |
| 16 | ‘ It is eight years since the Tall Ships last raced to the Mersey . |
| 17 | As for O'Leary , it is 3½ years since he had the car accident which left him with a back injury so severe as to necessitate three operations . |
| 18 | It is fifty years since this ‘ temporary ’ RAF station became operational — and it is still in use . |
| 19 | it is thirty years , but when I remember him now |
| 20 | ‘ It is thirty years now , perhaps a few more . |
| 21 | IT IS 14 years since Shostakovich died . |
| 22 | IT IS 18 years since Coatbridge last won the Royal Bank Scottish Men 's Cup , but their tradition in the competition is such that their appearance in another final this year can not be discounted . |
| 23 | It is seventy years later than when I should have arrived . ’ |
| 24 | They were the first national employees to receive service awards in Colombia , as it is five years since LASMO set up business in the country . |
| 25 | It is five years since Microsoft originally launched PowerPoint for the Mac and recently it had been outperformed by Aldus Persuasion and CA-Cricket Presents . |
| 26 | It is five years since Joan left Northern Ireland to join her husband Ted in Scotland . |
| 27 | IT is five years since 11 civilians were blown up by the IRA bomb at Enniskillen 's Remembrance Day Service . |
| 28 | ‘ It is four years since my last midfield appearance because Colin Harvey moved be back to right back and then the injuries began . |
| 29 | It is 45 years since Cheltenham made it this far , nearly 60 since their one and only appearance in the third round . |
| 30 | Though it is 11 years ago the memory of it still haunts me . |