Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] [det] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | he lives out all year and has a total sunblock applied to protect the sensitive areas . |
| 2 | The beef is tender and full of flavour and , although the breed grows more slowly than the big continental animals , the deficit is adequately compensated for by much cheaper production costs in terms of food and housing ( it stays out all year round ) . |
| 3 | In a country where , as a popular song puts it , ‘ every son is born a soldier ’ and turns out each year for a spell of military service until he is well into middle age , the army has long been regarded as an essential part of the country 's armed neutrality . |
| 4 | The pageantry of the Sovereign 's Parade , When the senior cadets are formally commissioned and the Adjutant tides up the steps of Old Building on his White charger , goes back many years . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've heard that he was n't on speaking terms with Alfred and that the feud — whatever it was — goes back many years … ’ |
| 6 | Prizes were presented by Royal Bank Vice Chairman Charles Winter whose association with the Dundee and Edinburgh Football Clubs goes back many years . |
| 7 | My interest in North Plains people in 1750 to 1850 which is about the same period for the you know cowboys goes back many years to my pre- writing days . |
| 8 | It rounds up any years that are left over . |
| 9 | The ‘ homes for heroes ’ debate has received full attention ( Orbach , 1977 ; Swenarton , 1981 ) , but the circumstantial canvas of historical explanation extends over some years . |
| 10 | Hence the alleged attraction that Black men hold for lower-class women , a popular belief that dates back many years . |