Example sentences of "[is] [prep] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Often refers to persons in the age group between puberty and young adulthood , that is about 14–17 years or some similar period in the teens ; the limits of which depend on the timing of puberty and adulthood in a particular population ) . |
| 2 | His initial appointment is for 5 years . |
| 3 | This initiative started in October 1988 , and is for five years . |
| 4 | The contract for supply is for five years , after which it may be renewed at the option of Manicmotors . |
| 5 | The Monktonhall miners have secured a number of lucrative deals , including one with ScottishPower which is for five years and believed to be worth £10 million . |
| 6 | Initially , registration is for 7 years and may be renewed , ad infinitum , for further 14 year periods . |
| 7 | The limitation period is for six years from the date on which the dwelling was completed . |
| 8 | The course is for four years ' duration . |
| 9 | Texas Instruments Inc has won what it wants from Hyundai Electronics Industries Co Ltd , and the South Korean company will pay royalties to use Texas Instruments semiconductor and personal computer system patents under a cross-licensing agreement between the two companies : Texas said the portion of the agreement covering the semiconductor patent is for 10 years , and the personal computer part is for five . |
| 10 | Salary will be on the RA1B scale ( £ –£ per annum ) with USS and the position is for two years in the first instance . |
| 11 | The position is for two years . |
| 12 | The initial contract is for two years , married or bachelor status , renewable annually by mutual agreement . |
| 13 | The initial investment is for ten years . |
| 14 | The tenant will not wish to restrict himself to too narrow a use , for while this might be satisfactory in the short term , if the lease is for 25 years much can happen to the tenant 's business , eg expansion or contraction resulting in the necessity for the tenant to assign or sublet the premises , in which case the assignee or subtenant may wish to carry on a different use . |
| 15 | The contract is for three years , with the annual salary thought to be £130,000 . |
| 16 | The contract is for three years , with the annual salary thought to be £130,000 . |
| 17 | If the lease is for 21 years or less , the supply is of services and the tax point rules are broadly the same ( Reg 23 ) . |
| 18 | The first review 's after ten years , then every five years up to the age of sixty five , then annually . |
| 19 | In the famous debates between the Levellers and the army leaders , principally Cromwell and Ireton , at Putney in the autumn of 1647 , the Levellers argued that those who had fought on Parliament 's side had earned the right to be enfranchised : " if ever a people shall free themselves from tyranny , certainly it is after seven years ' war and fighting for their liberty , " said Maximilian Petty . |
| 20 | 1588 ) challenges comparison with his master 's of thirty years before , beginning less bitterly but with great chromatic intensification at ‘ Ma di menar tutta mia vita in pianto ’ . |
| 21 | The course is of two years ' duration . |
| 22 | The course is of two years ' duration . |
| 23 | The course is of two years ' duration . |
| 24 | The course is of two years ' duration . |
| 25 | The course is of two years ' duration . |
| 26 | The course is of two years ' duration . |
| 27 | ‘ Monica 's vision is of two years time , when Alex starts school and Rachel wo n't be there for him . |
| 28 | The course is of four years ' duration . |
| 29 | The course is of four years ' duration . |
| 30 | The course is of four years ' duration . |