Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [det] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the early 1980s the combined effect of several years of high interest rates , tight centrally-imposed borrowing limits and progressive sharp falls in the level of revenue expenditure borne by block grant , were placing increasingly onerous burdens on ratepayers . |
| 2 | He also served as Secretary of WACC 's African Regional Association for some years . |
| 3 | Dr Paul Altmann of the Kidney Unit at the London Hospital in Whitechapel is reported as saying : ‘ It is when you are absorbing aluminium over many years that it is potentially damaging . |
| 4 | Given the long dormancy of the virus , some people now in monogamous relationships of several years standing could have become HIV positive before they met their present partner , and be completely unaware of this fact . |
| 5 | Both breweries are now up-to-date and efficient plants , and it can be assumed that neither will require extensive re-investment for some years yet . |
| 6 | Courtaulds and Nippon , who have enjoyed a good working relationship in the marine field for many years , see many mutual benefits from the joint venture . |
| 7 | The Strass has been popular with British holiday-makers for many years , and is conveniently situated in Mayrhofen 's main street , next to the Penken cable car . |
| 8 | It was not thickly populated or well defended , but it was much larger than the islands the English already held in the Caribbean , so it provided land for English emigrants for some years . |
| 9 | I was the manager in the old branch for many years ’ . |
| 10 | Japanese banks will continue to write off and provide against masses of doubtful debts for several years to come . |
| 11 | Unquestionably , the loss of his father was felt as a grievous blow for many years after the event . |
| 12 | It has been the most exciting election for many years , with the issues exhaustively exposed , and the result hanging in the balance until the end . |
| 13 | Not surprisingly , he saw the news of the Club and course as a good story and they were given generous coverage for many years . |
| 14 | But er , because we were , see we , I always had a uphill struggle for many years , so that it was n't er , tell you the truth I did n't erm devote much time towards the children , it is their own effort really that er they did very well . |
| 15 | The threat of papal taxation once again receded from the English clergy for some years to come . |
| 16 | Intermagnetics , of Santa Monica , California , has been a well-known name in magnetic tape for several years . |
| 17 | Sainsbury 's have been baking french bread for many years . |
| 18 | On 8 July 1843 , following this episode , the Museum trustees at Panizzi 's request ordered that Harris in future sign any leaf he restored with the formula ‘ This is by J. H. ’ ; other signatures used on facsimiles include ‘ F. S. J. H. ’ , ‘ by H ’ , and ‘ J. H. ’ Harris 's unsigned work is often difficult to distinguish from an original , and his minute signature is sometimes overlooked , as when the British Museum for many years reproduced as genuine a signed Harris facsimile of the printer 's device of William Caxton [ q.v . ] . |
| 19 | This has not prevented a number of very successful examples in recent years : Fry and Laurie for the Alliance and Leicester Building Society , Hale and Pace for Clorets , and — more surprisingly — Dudley Moore for Tesco are just a few examples , while Maureen Lipman 's ‘ Beattie ’ character practically became British Telecom for several years . |
| 20 | Western currency , which had a mystical aura for many years , has suddenly become the ordinary , everyday legal tender . |
| 21 | The government 's thinking was further developed in The School Curriculum ( 1981 ) , which was clearly seen as the culminating point of several years of public discussion . |
| 22 | Uncertainty over objectives has bedevilled public libraries for many years . |
| 23 | Mayrhofen is one of the most popular of the Tyrolean resorts and has been welcoming British guests for many years . |
| 24 | We are pleased to offer this pension which has been a firm favourite with British guests for many years . |
| 25 | The Faggi family management has welcomed British guests for many years . |
| 26 | These obligations may be negotiated on a reciprocal basis over many years , building up a commitment between specific family members ( Finch , 1987c ) . |
| 27 | Others outside county hall also need to appreciate that many LEAs will effectively be managing parallel systems : not all schools will receive full delegated powers for several years to come . |
| 28 | The demand for electric light bulbs quickly became phenomenal and continued at a very high rate for many years . |
| 29 | This has indeed been the thrust of German policy for several years . |
| 30 | He was one of these comparative anthropologists , he was n't the kind of anthropologist that goes out and lives with er , primitive people for several years , and then comes back and writes an account of them . |