Example sentences of "[adv] [num] years they " in BNC.
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1 | For nearly forty years they formed what seems to have been the perfect working partnership , each attending to that part of the business to which their very different characters suited them best . |
2 | For nearly 3 years they 've made the 2 and a half mile trip from their temporary classrooms back to their homes . |
3 | After about 30 years they would support ling and heather , then gorse would become established . |
4 | Peop they 're like they 're like umbrellas that need unfolding and people say oh they 'll spread out and they 'll develop foliage well there 're similar sorts of trees on Castlegate and they 've been there about three years they 've done nothing in fact they 're dying . |
5 | So that was our first se good school , as you may say then and then within about four years they built Tanys Dell and erm we just you know , we formed a quite a a a very good community here because we were all people from different areas we all had the same problems trying to re-adjust in a new place and I think then , we had more relationship with , with our neighbours than people are having today . |
6 | Alan added : ‘ While our senior managers have combined experience of over 100 years they are aged 40 and under , thus enabling us to offer the most up-to-date knowledge of shipping and air freight requirements . |
7 | He sees Ecstasy largely in terms of the market place : ‘ Professional criminals have realised there is money to be made and over two years they have managed to take over the market . |