Example sentences of "[noun] it [verb] [num] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | While amateur gardeners in the UK have kept many old apple varieties alive , the US has lost forever most of the apples it had 100 years ago . |
| 2 | But last night it cost fourteen year old Lewis Hall his life . |
| 3 | In cash terms that is exactly the same as the amount it received seven years ago . |
| 4 | ICI , which developed the R12 replacement , has cut its production of CFCs to roughly half the amount it manufactured three years ago . |
| 5 | When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark . |
| 6 | In 792 the Saxons revolted yet again ; this time it took two years of campaigning to suppress the Eastphalians and Nordalbingians involved . |