Example sentences of "[adj] years [conj] have [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are likely to be a number of crucial calculations within the next few years that have the possibility of showing that the theory is no good . |
| 2 | The jury heard he had been a friend of Lady Cross for 12 years and had no history of violence . |
| 3 | Alf , a well-known all-round sportsman , who still plays socially , was Secretary to the Henley Artisans for some 10 years and had the lucky chance as a man in domestic service , of learning golf on a small private course at Chalkhouse Green . |
| 4 | Yeah I genuinely look all I can say about this new album is if I 'd have continued recording for the last twenty odd years and had a sustained recording career like Cliff continued singing , this would have been the album that I would 've ended up doing anyway . |
| 5 | To belong , a dealer must have been in business for three years and have a proven reputation for expertise . |
| 6 | The Tsogdu is required to pass a vote of confidence in the King by a two-thirds majority every three years and has the power to replace the monarch . |
| 7 | The Tsogdu is required to pass a vote of confidence in the King by a two-thirds majority every three years and has the power to replace the monarch . |
| 8 | It did n't help me that I was a common-law wife for 18 years and had a child . |
| 9 | Type 2 : Semi-specialist machinery which is expected to be productive for ten years and have a residual value of 10% of its original cost . |
| 10 | ‘ I have been coming here for nine years and have a feel for the heart of the city and this song says it all . ’ |
| 11 | I was amazed to realise that some of them had been using their machines for five years and had no idea of the machines capabilities because all the instructions are written in either English , Spanish or Japanese ; nothing in Thai . |
| 12 | ‘ He has n't exercised for five years and has no muscle tone left but now he is able to exercise in the gym . |
| 13 | Loans under £15,000 are for up to five years and have a fixed interest rate to help you predict your outgoings . |
| 14 | The woman 's age at first marriage or union and at first birth , the number of children born and order of birth , and the amount of time that elapses between births directly or indirectly impinge upon the viability of young children and the probability of their survival at least beyond five years and have an effect on maternal health and mortality . |
| 15 | Antonia made soft-porn movie The Pieman — about a one-legged hooker who has a romp with a pizza delivery man — ‘ because she had n't been working much for nearly two years and had no income , ’ said Amanda . |
| 16 | Only that he had been up at San Carlos about two years and had a wife that was supposed to be very pretty and about fifteen years younger than he was . |
| 17 | He has been a professional for almost two years and has a ring record of nine wins out of 10 contests , his lone defeat coming when he was out-pointed by Manchester 's Russell Davison for the Central Area title . |
| 18 | Dr Sharon Camp , who edited the Index , said : ‘ A child born in Mozambique today can expect to live only 48 years and has a one in seven chance of dying before his or her first birthday . |