Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [adj] years there " in BNC.
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1 | The two tram routes departed from opposite sides of the central loading island in the Square , where for many years there was an ornamental drinking fountain and later a stone shelter and underground toilets . |
2 | Estate duty reliefs carried forward to CTT include freedom from tax where an interest in settled property comes to a end during the settlor 's life and the property then reverts to him ( unless , of course , the reverter is by reason of his purchase of the reversionary interest ) ; and an allowance analogous to the old Quick Succession Allowance where within four years there has been more than one chargeable transfer il which the value transferred has been determined by reference to the value of the same settled property in which an interest in possession subsists . |
3 | In much of Western Europe a predominant characteristic has been trade union pluralism ( and sometimes reluctance to engage in continuous relationships with employers ) promoted by ideological , philosophical and religious differences , although in recent years there has been rather less emphasis upon the importance of religious affinity . |
4 | although in recent years there have been significant improvements in the provision of research and library facilities for M.P.s these still lag fir behind those available to their counterparts abroad . |
5 | Our knowledge of life histories of most deep-sea ophiuroids is poor ( see Tyler , 1980 for a review ) although in recent years there have been several accounts of the reproductive biology of the more common species ( Schoener 1968 , 1972 : Tyler & Gage 1979 , 1980 , 1982 ; Gage & Tyler , 1981 , 1982 ) together with some work on the post-larval stages ( Schoener 1967 , 1969 ; Gage & Tyler 1981 ) . |
6 | MI6 remains to this day a secret organisation that does not officially exist despite the fact that in recent years there have been numerous books written about its activities . |
7 | Yet research into contemporary demography and statistics soon demonstrates that in recent years there have been dramatic changes in trends and patterns of marriage , divorce and cohabitation . |
8 | It might be noted at this point that in recent years there has been a dramatic growth in the volume of business conducted in the interbank market and this has become a major source of liquidity for banks . |
9 | And there 's also something else that I forgot to bring up and that is that they 're trying to find new ways of removing the gases , and they reckoned that in 2 years there 's going to be an electrical method , an electrical filter , and the lab is 99% efficient . |
10 | One further point : the actuarial profession is firmly egalitarian and for many years there have been equal opportunities for women . |
11 | One set of 10 pellets was left on a dry ledge against a south facing wall , and after two years there had been some erosion of the surfaces of the pellets but the pellets were still largely intact . |
12 | In Japan the first railway line between Yokohama and Tokyo ( 18 miles ) was opened in 1872 , and within thirty Years there were 3,000 miles of track . |
13 | The first loan society opened for business in 1838 , and within five years there were 150 . |
14 | Many fashions such as the kipper tie and the string tie have come and gone , and in recent years there has been an upsurge in the popularity of vivid colours and flamboyant designs . |
15 | Ciba-Geigy runs company management courses and in recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of women in these courses . |
16 | The choice of channels utilised by a producer is determined ultimately by the customer , and in recent years there has been a trend towards shorter channels , as customers , especially in consumer markets , realise that there are price advantages to be gained when middlemen , or retailers , are by-passed in the chain of distribution . |
17 | In 1873 , Edward Dannreuther talked on the music of the future ( meaning Wagner 's ) and Sidney Colvin on taste and artistic judgement ; and in succeeding years there were always some Discourses essentially on the arts-a word which by this time had come to mean literature , music , painting and sculpture rather than crafts and techniques . |
18 | There may be little rain for ten months of the year — and in some years there may be no rain at all . |
19 | He used to export half his rice crop , but for four years there has been no export and so no incentive to grow more than he needs . |
20 | In the main it causes few problems , but in recent years there has been a rise in cases that cause conflict for the advice worker . |
21 | The police is still seen as the first line of defence , but in recent years there has been increased co-operation between the police and the military , as in the joint exercises conducted at Heathrow in preparation for possible terrorist incidents . |
22 | The recorded history of the country goes back 5000 years to the first known pharaohs ; and though for 2000 years there had been waves of invaders bringing one foreign ruler after another , for most of the peasants ( the fellahin ) life continued much as it had for centuries , regulated as much by the Nile and the miracle of its annual flood , as by successive new masters . |
23 | There is no presumption that monopoly is necessarily bad , and the Commission is charged to investigate whether or not the monopoly acts against the public interest , a brief that may be widely interpreted though in recent years there has been increasing emphasis on the ‘ maintenance and promotion of effective competition ’ . |
24 | As in other years there will be an exhibition of young German artists , in this instance born between 1953 and 1968 . |