Example sentences of "[adj] year [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scientists were aware of gallium 's potential as a semiconductor 30 years ago but come the computer revolution it remained largely ignored . |
| 2 | It enabled me to stay in my home of 30 years rather than move to a property with cheaper rates . |
| 3 | Exactly the same point was made by Soane 30 years later when attacking the application of grandiose Egyptian detail to tiny shops . |
| 4 | They are , therefore , not required by law to have governing bodies although some LEAs , including Berkshire , established such bodies some years ago and have subsequently applied most of the requirements of legislation to the ways in which they conduct their affairs . |
| 5 | Mr Moynihan blamed his defeat on the ‘ collapse of the Liberal Democrat vote , which came from Labour some years ago and has to some extent returned there ’ . |
| 6 | Hound Tor is a deserted settlement in Manaton parish , high on the east side of Dartmoor , which was excavated some years ago and has been left open so that visitors can see it . |
| 7 | In these days of concern for the environment I am unwilling to use peat ( though I did try it some years ago and found my plants made little headway anyway ) . |
| 8 | It seemed long ago that she had left her teenage years behind and faced college and a job with determination . |
| 9 | OK so Wilko won the league for us 2 years ago but has he got still got hold of his faculties ? |
| 10 | Sorry as much as I know about Kelly is he is an Irish U21 international I think he played in Dublin in friendly against Shelbourne about 2 years ago and looked quite OK . |
| 11 | He thought to take Mr gross salary in the present financial year , to reduce it by a third to get from gross to net earnings and to do similar calculations for the rest of the three and a half years so as to arrive at the figure of fifty three thousand nine hundred and six pounds . |
| 12 | Sarah was keen to catch her brother up but did n't really get involved in the sport until a few years later whilst studying at Nottingham University . |
| 13 | Submerged plants rarely attract attention except when they are a nuisance as in the rotting infestation of sea lettuce a few years ago that produced enough hydrogen sulphide gas to discolour housepaint and tarnish silverware in the unfortunate town of Deale , in Maryland . |
| 14 | Kevin tried a few years ago and failed this time … he aims to make history … and if he does we 'll be there … |
| 15 | They 'd moved to their cottage a few years ago and ran an electrical business in Didcot . |
| 16 | The multiple orgasm in the woman and rapid recovery of erection after ejaculation in the man were " discovered " by popular writers a few years ago and plugged relentlessly ; yet in the woman one violent orgasm may outweigh several minor ones or the latter may not even be invariably desired , while in the man a rapid re-erection is often physically impossible ( in the more virile youngster it usually takes half to three-quarters of an hour , in the older man anything up to 24 , but there is wide variation between individuals and in differently stimulating situations ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Kevin sponsored a friend of mine a few years ago and took over his wife . |
| 18 | I fell victim to the thought-rather-than-action syndrome myself a few years ago and gave up a demonstrably worthwhile job as a doctor in order to write a novel called A Paper Mask . |
| 19 | He remembers driving up the road a few years ago and accosting a stranger who was dabbling in a stream with what looked like a frying-pan . |
| 20 | ‘ Phoenixa ’ is EMI 's culling from the old Pye Nixa catalogue , which it acquired a few years ago and launched with a contribution from each record sold to the environmental music charity ‘ Music for the World ’ . |
| 21 | In what sense can a curator responsibly sign the acquisition declaration knowing full well that there is no guarantee that a floppy disc or tape will be readable in a few years even if pampered with executive class conservation treatment — acid-free packing , humidity- and temperature-controlled environment , and low ambient light levels ? |
| 22 | Maybe its the same one that Leeds bought a few years back and kicked out cos they were nt good enough ? ? : - ) |
| 23 | Seems he bought a small-holding on the moor a few years back and set up these classes . |
| 24 | The next morning we walked up the glacier and did a lengthy rock scramble , the Trifthorn ( 3,728 metres ) , partly to acclimatise , and partly because Martin had tried it a few years earlier and failed to reach the top . |
| 25 | However , that would be a few years , take a few years before that happened . |
| 26 | Hayes Machine Knitting Club has been running for quite a few years now and welcomes new members . |
| 27 | was paralysed from the chest down in an abseiling accident 12 years ago and has championed fund raising for research into the treatment of orthopaedic patients . |
| 28 | Mr MacConachie took over Sherwoods 12 years ago and has built it up from a 34-man , £25m. business , to one which now employs 125 . |
| 29 | ‘ To return there 12 years later and win the tournament will always mean something special to me . ’ |
| 30 | Astor was a German who had settled in Canada about 12 years earlier and started in business , trading with Indian tribes and immigrant trappers . |