Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [adj] year [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can be sacked If it 's less than two years they 've been working , they can be sacked at a weeks notice or whatever it is . |
| 2 | So after less than three years it was removed to Cleveland Lodge in Great Ayton which was the home of John Pease . |
| 3 | Its twenty five years since the folk rock band Fairport Convention first got together and this year they 're planning a few suprises , but one of the stars will be missing . |
| 4 | It 's just that this year I have had a lot of weak influencing situations , been on a lot of projects groups and so on , and last year I needed a lot of extra staff . |
| 5 | Cos Dave 's been out the country like ehm , well it 's just under ten years , and if he stays out longer than ten years he loose , he loose his citizenship . |
| 6 | Even after more than fifty years they have not been fully appreciated by many philosophers , and are still the subject of much controversy . |
| 7 | Gavin Dalzell of Lesmahagow copied his machine in 1846 and passed on the details to so many people that for more than fifty years he was generally regarded as the inventor of the bicycle . |
| 8 | For more than thirty years I have been fighting for them . |
| 9 | For more than thirty years he was president of the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol . |
| 10 | Even if you are working or have been away from the University for more than two years you can still have Current Vacancies mailed to you for a small charge . |
| 11 | I have been here for more than two years I have lectured them . |
| 12 | For more than four years he rented a luxury flat near his home at a cost of £385 a week and showered her with expensive gifts . |
| 13 | However , if this practice has persisted for more than twelve years it will have become what is known as a prescriptive right of way , and you will inherit it and not be able to do anything about it . |
| 14 | For more than 50 years I have nurtured what might be called an insatiable interest in China and the arts , crafts , and accomplishments of the Chinese people , the oldest extant civilization on earth . |
| 15 | For more than twenty years you have advised me to be cautious , to consider the full implications of my actions , but now , suddenly , you counsel me to rashness . ’ |
| 16 | For more than twenty years I 've been part of the furniture , a constant teatime companion . |
| 17 | In other cases the prisoner will know only that it is 20 years or more , although if he asks and if it is no more than 20 years he will , as I understand it , be given that information . |
| 18 | For more than 20 years she worked as a physio-therapist in the elderly care sector . |
| 19 | After more than ten years he decided that it was time he retrieved some of the money , so from 1921 to 1923 he put the wages of his chauffeur on Arsenal 's expense account and in 1926 charged the club £125 for hiring , over two years , a motor car . |
| 20 | As a member for more than 35 years I well understand the reasons for it , but I am inclined to the view now that one impartial professional body would be a far better umbrella organization . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's going to be the best Christmas ever because this year I have done everything myself and the horrible atmosphere of the last seven years has lifted . ’ |
| 22 | no , he was last year cos he 'd done the year before but this year he 's finding it much harder . |
| 23 | This is the biggest amount raised so far but this year we hope to raise even more ’ . |
| 24 | Greg Downs says the club is in a better position than it 's been for eight or nine years and if they can play as well as last year they 've got a good chance |