Example sentences of "[adj] years [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd just like to ask er if it 's not to start on the er phase three before the spring of ninety five , it seems a long time two and half years time before they a , they make a start ! |
| 2 | OVER THE past few years Britain and her European allies have been trying to adapt a system designed to catch Warsaw Pact spies to the task of hunting international terrorists . |
| 3 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 4 | That contrasts with what some policies will lead to in a few years time if we are going to have complete closure of some long stay hospitalS . |
| 5 | A source close to Saatchi insists that there is ‘ absolutely no intention of dispersing the collection ’ and is equally adamant that ‘ the collection will be greater in five or 10 years time than it is now . ’ |
| 6 | Because we must remember that Iraq has already had an eight years war and they 're used to a war , they used to withstanding a war and it was the only reason that Britain survived in the last world war because it could withstand attack , and wait and wait until they were ready to counter attack . |
| 7 | if you wanted it more for , as a gift in ten , eleven years time as you 've said |
| 8 | I mean , we do n't stand still at this because what will seem a very good service this year will look like a lousy service in five years ' time so let's not pretend the fact that we have n't achieved everything we 've achieved this year in some previous years means that we have n't made any improvements because I think one of the key areas where in fact er improvements have been made in previous years , and to a certain extent , one could say reading this I was worried by an apparent admission of very much reference or very much expenditure on them in the provision of day centres , because I think that a key element in care in the community and the fact that today so successfully this year has been the fact that a major number of th and I do n't think there 's any disagreement over this , a number of day centres , very efficient and very effective day centres , were developed , funded , provided mainly in the conurbation areas and I think Mr is right to highlight the fact that , as so often happens in these instances , it 's people who live in conurbations who get the best deal because it 's , it 's more economical , it 's easier to provide a centre for a large number of people than it is for a small number of people . |
| 9 | So we 've got this group of people who are and just retired , they 're sixty-five and have just retired , and they 're looking forward to their pension le lo losing completely in two-and-a-half years time unless something 's done about it . |
| 10 | . In ten years time if you just give them a derisory thirty pence off people leave their children at home make it easier for them to bring them with them . . |
| 11 | At er well this week you sort of look back and say yeah but erm in about ten years time if you come and ask me the same question I would be able be in a better position to give you an answer . |
| 12 | But if you have n't got that amount of capital it takes capital out of your hands and you ca n't spend it in five years time if you need it because you 've given it away effectively forever . |
| 13 | two years headmaster and he was up there , he 's got two kids , one of them 's a West Ham supporter and the other is a |
| 14 | The fine amounted to the equivalent of two weeks wages — or two years wages if you 're a roadsweeper . |
| 15 | Christie , who yesterday signed a deal with Puma worth an estimated £500,000 , said : ‘ I 'll make a clean break from athletics in two years time and I wo n't be competing anymore . |
| 16 | HEARD in a City tavern last night : ‘ I expect my husband to be just the same in 20 years time as he is now . ’ |
| 17 | And while were doing that , we should thank Mary for her seven years stint that she 's done on . |