Example sentences of "[adj] years [pers pn] has [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past two and half years it has risen four times in real terms to pay for the publication of more and more glossy pamphlets such as the parents charter — party political propaganda produced at the taxpayers ' expense . |
| 2 | For two and a half years she has received no medical attention and has thus been denied one of the most basic conditions laid down by the United Nations for the detention of prisoners awaiting trial — namely , the right to choose her own doctor . |
| 3 | In two and a half years she has won over 40 trophies and hundreds of rosettes so do n't despair , Kathy , keep an eye on the condition and just enjoy your horse . |
| 4 | Over the last few years he has discussed many confidential matters with Prince Charles who has regularly visited his practice near Sloane Street . |
| 5 | In the last few years it has become clear that many other churches are working in this way in every denomination . |
| 6 | Over the past few years it has become increasingly evident that the UK is witnessing a transformation in dominant household forms . |
| 7 | In the past few years it has become clear that the small intestine is also damaged by NSAIDs . |
| 8 | In the past few years it has suffered from serious errors in planning and a lack of investment . |
| 9 | Critics of multimedia say that it is a solution looking for a problem , but during the past few years it has delivered many useful applications , some of them in the financial sector . |
| 10 | In the past six years he has represented himself before 34 High Court judges , 25 Masters , 14 Registrars , four stipendary magistrates , two Justices of the Peace , and four Scottish sheriffs Yesterday was his 239th court appearance . |
| 11 | In only six years it has become a significant nature reserve in its own right . |
| 12 | For the past 100 years it has ejected more than 1,000 tonnes of chlorine into the atmosphere every day . |
| 13 | British Gas said that over the last 10 years it has lost about 2,000 workers a year with the switch to natural gas . |
| 14 | For 10 years she has managed her garden , in the suburbs of Leicester , in ways that encourage wildlife . |
| 15 | For the past 26 years he has worked in the offices at the Courtaulds Chemicals power station on the Spondon site . |
| 16 | Over the past eight years it has halved in size ( from 6500 staff in 30 institutes ) and simultaneously it has changed its entire research strategy . |
| 17 | It employs 1,000 people now , just as it did in 1981 , but in the intervening years it has had to take on far more duties — most notably the upkeep of its building which was looked after by the government from 1816 to 1988 . |
| 18 | Over the last three years it has killed at least 20 people . |
| 19 | Over the past three years it has received 11 visits from the Sudbury-based charity group Christian Cargo . |
| 20 | But apparently smut has never been far away , and in recent years when some crops have been grown from home saved seed which has had no treatment , after two or three years it has appeared with devastating effect . |
| 21 | As the mature version of deep slow wave sleep develops in the first year of life , and daytime sleeping is displaced by wakefulness , the number of hours spent in active ( REM ) sleep is eroded until by the age of three years it has dropped from twelve hours to three or four . |
| 22 | If the extremely unlikely event transpires that in three years he has discovered nothing of his partner 's past , then why should he complain ? |
| 23 | This is vintage Saddam : over the past 21 years he has swung between killing Iraqi Kurds and offering them more self-rule than the Kurds in Turkey , Iran or Syria can dream of . |
| 24 | For many years it has enjoyed an outstanding reputation in Latin American studies , and recent publications in this area include Edwin Williamson , The Penguin History of Latin America . |
| 25 | ‘ For very many years he has had mistresses . ’ |
| 26 | Irene Schwidurski missed all those , since for many years she has refused to observe the major public holidays of the GDR , 1 May and 7 October , the date the state was founded . |
| 27 | For 18 years he has lived in the same house in London 's Gospel Oak , though he could easily afford the neighbouring and more upmarket Hampstead . |
| 28 | She has always relied on instinct , and for 55 years it has served her well . |
| 29 | Juniper Green Tennis Club was formed in 1979 and for 11 years it has provided a valuable service to the local community in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains . |
| 30 | His highly influential study ‘ Working for Ford ’ , was published in 1973 and over the succeeding years he has continued his studies of the changing strategies of multinational corporation in a variety of different contexts . |