Example sentences of "[prep] recent years [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accommodation and compromise have not characterized the attitudes and actions of the young university-educated activists of the DUP of recent years because they grew up in the zero-sum game , and even if they forgot its rules long enough to consider shifting the DUP 's aims , there is no reason to suppose that the voters would support them in their deviation . |
| 2 | The Detectives , which pulled in bumper viewing figures when it was shown on BBC earlier this year , was a revelation for Jasper whose stand-up routines of recent years if I can be frank were dire . |
| 3 | I draw his attention to the fact that we are now net exporters of televisions whereas we were net importers under the Labour party and to the fact that motor output has been expanding in recent years whereas it was declining under Labour . |
| 4 | In large scale industry ( such as the Automotive Industry ) the use of cordless tools has been steadily increasing in recent years so it is by no means novel technology . |
| 5 | A spokeswoman for Mersey Docks and Harbour Company said : ’ They are now quite old and have not been in regular use in recent years so it was decided to dismantle them to improve the appearance of the area . |
| 6 | But the sweet taste of success has gone sour over recent years as he slumped into the doldrums . |