Example sentences of "[adj] year ['s] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this particular issue , the evidence of over 30 years ' research is before them and there is no lack of evidence to hide behind . |
| 2 | " Thirty-six years ' abstinence is more than moderation , Gordon . " |
| 3 | I do n't think the consumer would ev say that and I think sometimes one forgets er people forget the consumer I mean the erm er but obviously by us going onto the Hong Kong route we are going to reduce British Airways and Cathay Pacific 's profits on that route considerably , we we think that because our costs are considerably less than British Airways , and I suspect considerably less than Cathay Pacific , that the player that er could be around in thirty or forty years ' time is Virgin Atlantic . |
| 4 | Already in Britain there are plans for putting into communication the computer-based personal information systems of DHSS , the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Centre , the Police National Computer and the Inland Revenue ; and the embossed plastic cards with unique machine-readable numerical identifiers which are now issued automatically to all school-leavers to mark their entry into the National Insurance scheme will in a few years ' time be , in effect , national identity cards . |
| 5 | This year 's race is the most open for a decade . |
| 6 | Nine of the first ten qualifiers in this year 's race were born outside the United States . |
| 7 | Amongst those who did not do duty in this year 's championship are Phil Davies ( standing down as Llanelli skipper after a highly successful five year run ; reverting to the second row and declaring his intention to challenge for a place in the Lions party in that position — remember the trouble he gave Paul Ackford when Wales last beat England in 1989 ) ; David Bryant ( controversially appointed a youthful pack leader in his first season in international rugby under the John Ryan regime , now recovered from a debilitating period of illness ) ; Andy Allen ( the front jumper was capped out of Newbridge in 1990 , subsequently becoming yet another moving down the valley to Newport ) ; Aled Williams ( one cap as a replacement wing in Namibia in 1990 , when a Bridgend player , but increasingly favoured by many to join Robert Jones in forming a club halfback partnership ) . |
| 8 | Any disappointment he may feel over the delay has been more than compensated for by the news that tickets for this year 's event are already selling fast . |
| 9 | The six companies involved in this year 's event are WildCard and Theatrevision from Dublin ; The Decidedly Average Theatre Company from Coleraine ; Clockwork from Galway , and Hoi Polloi and Scarecrow from Belfast . |
| 10 | Because of the growing expense of the festival , this year 's event is reduced to six days , opening traditionally on the Friday , but ending the following Wednesday . |
| 11 | It appears that ‘ a good time was had by all ’ and I am told by Tony Galvin , GODDB , that planning for this year 's event is proceeding well . |
| 12 | The novelty of this year 's event is the introduction of guided tours , which clearly aim to introduce new clients to recession-hit galleries . |
| 13 | The date for this year 's event is Wednesday April 29 . |
| 14 | One of the most appealing aspects of this year 's event was its location in the Tate Gallery , the first time a national gallery has hosted the conference . |
| 15 | This year 's event was organised by Australian operations geophysicist Brett Kelsall and his wife , Di . |
| 16 | A curiosity about this year 's Masters is that Scotland , the home of golf , will be denied a view of today 's proceedings . |
| 17 | Norman 's invitation to this year 's Masters was looked at with raised eyebrows by many , especially since , at this writing , the ever-steady Tom Kite needed to win New Orleans to get in on the Georgia garden party . |
| 18 | Sixteen of this year 's scholars are children of company employees while the rest live in the area where LASMO has its field operations . |
| 19 | The reason why Henry 's belief that McEnroe is this year 's champion was too lucky or too luckily true to count as knowledge is that his route to this lucky truth was such that even if it had been false , he would still have ended up believing it . |
| 20 | This year 's winner is the French gallerist Denise René , established in Paris since 1945 and a close contact of Dr Stünke 's since the Fifties . |
| 21 | This year 's Oshkosh was graced by the Super Sportster replica NR2101 ( alias N117GB ) , powered by a Wasp Junior . |
| 22 | This year 's judges were Richard Yallop , Cranfield School of Management ; Charles Hunter , Nat West Bank ; Katy Reade , Kidsons Impey ; Eddie Alcock , Mid Suffolk Vehicle Services and Suffolk County Councillor ; and Carl Bowen , Selby Group — the 1992 Suffolk winner . |
| 23 | This year 's judges were : John Yadoo F [ chairman ] , a past Chairman of the London Region ; David Bateman F , Deputy chairman of the Institute 's Building Management Committee ; Victor Michael F , chairman of the CIOB Facilities Management Committee ; Ian Wylie F ; John Shiner F ; and Ken Spry F , a Past Chairman of Southern Region . |
| 24 | If some of this year 's proposals are passed our members will receive less next year than they get now . |
| 25 | ONE of the great omissions at this year 's Oscars was the lack of a nomination for Kevin Kline 's dazzling performance as Douglas Fairbanks in Richard Attenborough 's Chaplin . |
| 26 | Among the nine projects benefiting from this year 's grants were Southwark , which receives £29,555 to provide floodlighting at the Orchard Sports Centre and the London Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Scheme , which gets £25,000 . |
| 27 | But easily the most impressive aspect of this year 's dominance was the sheer consistency and reliability of the car and its engine . |
| 28 | Furthermore 65% of this year 's artists were London based , whereas only 6% were from East Anglia . |
| 29 | This year 's address was filmed at Sandringham , Norfolk , where the Queen is spending Christmas . |
| 30 | Northern Ireland has never won the Home Internationals before but team manager Jim McGrory feels that this year 's selection is good enough to achieve success for the first time . |