Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] five year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Efforts to procure his extradition , which have been going on for five years , and which seemed for a time to have been successful , have now been thwarted , at least for the moment . |
| 2 | Is he aware that the negotiations have been going on for five years , that we must have a replacement for the multi-fibre arrangement that will enable our textiles to penetrate the markets of countries which do not allow any textiles in and those with tariffs of 200 per cent. , and that even the United States has a tariff of 36 per cent . |
| 3 | The conflict has already dragged on for five years ; thousands have died . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , ’ they continue , ‘ we 've been reading your columns and we 're just a little bit worried that you might mean it when you say that the European Community is a fraudulent delusion ; the German economy is kaput ; the French are morally bankrupt ; racism is becoming endemic ; America 's had it ; Britain 's in for five years of total chaos and the middle-classes will soon be taking to the streets . |
| 5 | To benefit from tax-free interest , you must leave your money in for five years . |
| 6 | The contract ensures that if you decide to cash in after five years in April 1997 , you will not get less than the unit price on offer in April 1996 . |
| 7 | PRESIDENT Fidel Castro has said he would like to step down in five years if Cuba 's faltering economy improves . |
| 8 | During this transition , the retirement age was brought down by five years , staffing numbers were reduced , the unprofitable office in Edinburgh was closed , procedures were modified and attitudes changed , a research department was established , some shuffling of the partners took place , and the youngest of them , Nigel Humphreys , was appointed Managing Director . |
| 9 | Which I had n't known about or my mother and otherwise living near enough they could have s done that school and gone through from five years to er fourteen . |
| 10 | His beleaguered , sexless pseudo-intellectual made rewarding cut-price TV ( no better than when played off Sid James ’ superb guffawing spiv ) , and continued paying off for five years , seven BBC series , abut four key sackings by the Great Man , and at least 500 better gags than the ‘ armful ’ one . |
| 11 | Walkinshaw happened to mention that his motor group TWR Ltd were working on a deal with a retail garage business to form a company which would be floated off within five years . |
| 12 | Never never known ever to be laid off in five years . |
| 13 | If these payments are kept up for five years and are used to buy a home , the Ministry of Defence will add £1 tax-free for every £3 saved . |
| 14 | Because you will know in advance when you need the cash , you can use a 90-day-notice account or even tie it up for five years for a better return . |
| 15 | The prevalence of this diminishes with time after the event , which you might think peculiar , but there are fewer patients who have been followed up for five years . |
| 16 | In fact , Tessas are a very tax-efficient way to save — provided that you are prepared to tie your money up for five years . |
| 17 | Erm , capital bonds , they used to be good rates , they , they 've deteriorated really , National Savings certificates well I 've covered index-linked , the only one I 'd really say er is n't super unless you 're a higher-rate taxpayer is the fortieth issue , which is paying under six percent , it 's not really worth picking up for five years . |
| 18 | It seems that they chase somebody like John who , at the outside may end up after five years owing them perhaps a hundred to two hundred pounds |
| 19 | Since 1970 hundreds of Jehovah 's Witnesses have been detained without charge or trial for up to five years . |
| 20 | He is accused of making a false statement prior to entering the US , which carries a sentence of up to five years in jail . |
| 21 | This theory also implies that the internal body clock takes up to five years to develop fully . |
| 22 | The cheese is sold at no younger than two years and up to five years old . |
| 23 | He also foreshadowed a limited life for the company , possibly of up to five years . |
| 24 | Some companies now offer career break schemes to give both women and men a longer period of time off — often up to five years . |
| 25 | Loans under £15,000 are for up to five years and have a fixed interest rate to help you predict your outgoings . |
| 26 | Already as a consequence of the war , half the children up to five years are short for their age due to malnutrition . |
| 27 | It has built empty factories which it lets out free of rent for up to five years . |
| 28 | If you want to defer your retirement for up to five years , you receive increments ( increases ) on the pension . |
| 29 | The scheme applies to Peugeots up to five years old and there is no limit on cost , ‘ as long as it is a part that keeps the vehicle off the road ’ . |
| 30 | He took in ten children up to five years old and guaranteed their upbringing and education to the age of eighteen . |