Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adv] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simple photographs , perceived to have little artistic quality are afforded copyright protection for only twenty-five years after death whereas editorial photographs and ‘ artistic ’ photographs are given periods of protection of fifty years and seventy years after death , respectively . |
| 2 | A TYNESIDE man who has worked for the Ministry of Defence for nearly 30 years will be awarded a medal on Thursday . |
| 3 | Q I have been using extra red Henna on my hair for almost two years while I 've been growing my hair . |
| 4 | He had borne the brunt of Rich 's upbringing for almost fourteen years and the boy was past ‘ normal ’ school-leaving age . |
| 5 | Yes , here 's John , and he 's worked for Express for nearly four years . |
| 6 | THE SMALLEST monthly rise for almost two years in the number of people out of work , and the first clear signs that the two-year decline in car sales may be ending , prompted cautious optimism yesterday that the worst of the recession may be over . |
| 7 | ‘ In Helsinki , Finland , they have n't seen a case for nearly two years . |
| 8 | The National Council for Civil Liberties is a non-partisan , voluntary organisation which has campaigned effectively to defend this country 's freedom for over 50 years . |
| 9 | America 's visible-trade deficit narrowed to $4.0 billion in March , thanks to lower imports ; it was the smallest monthly deficit for nearly eight years . |
| 10 | In March America had its smallest monthly trade deficit for almost eight years : $4 billion compared with a monthly average of $8.5 billion in 1990 . |
| 11 | People have been scrambling up Cust 's Gully for over 100 years , and in dry conditions it should pose no problems — although it is not particularly attractive and I only included it because it was such a traditional route . |
| 12 | Younger supporters will remember the late , lamented Ken as our dedicated chairman for over forty years , but as a player he was perhaps the most talented the club has ever produced . |
| 13 | I have been a keen bird photographer for almost three years and have spent many holidays walking the same heather-covered ground described in the article . |
| 14 | Kim had worked as a taxi driver for about five years . |
| 15 | However , I 've played the guitar for over 25 years , I 've worked as a professional guitar repairer for the top companies , and if you were to say , ‘ These frets are 2.1mm high , ’ it would still mean nothing to me ! |
| 16 | If by next spring he becomes this country 's first heavyweight holder for nearly 100 years , he intends to make the challengers come to him . |
| 17 | The scheme which offers help to people aged 70 and over discharged from the accident and emergency department has been run on short-term funding for over five years . |
| 18 | To some extent he was lucky : at the beginning of his reign he encountered a pope , Gregory X , whom he had already met in England in the 1260s and on crusade in 1272–4 ; at the end of his reign Edward had to deal with a pope , Clement V , who had been his subject and his servant in Bordeaux ; in the interval between these two popes there were ten others , but nine of these together occupied the papal throne for barely fifteen years , five of them for less than a year each , two for four years apiece , one for nearly three , and one for two only . |
| 19 | He noted that inflation had fallen from 159 per cent in December 1987 to 17 per cent as at September 1989 , the lowest level for over 10 years . |
| 20 | Liquidations have reached their highest level for over 20 years , according to a survey by Peat Marwick McLintock , a firm of accountants . |
| 21 | ‘ Although any draw against German opposition represents a big challenge , because I 've got the greatest respect and admiration for what they 've done at club and international level for over 20 years . |
| 22 | ‘ Inflation is now at its lowest level for over 25 years . |
| 23 | In the last year interest rates have fallen steadily so that they are now at their lowest level for nearly 25 years . |
| 24 | After the two point cut in interest rates since the UK 's departure from the ERM , minimum lending rate was cut a further one point to 7% from 13 November 1992 , the lowest level for nearly 15 years . |
| 25 | Before leading a protest outside the Scottish Office , the Scottish Trades Union Congress general secretary , Campbell Christie , said unemployment was now at its highest level for almost four years , with the official figures showing a rise in 13 out of the last 14 months . |
| 26 | Underlying earnings growth has fallen to its lowest level for almost 25 years and economy-wide productivity has increased , helping push non-oil exports to record levels . |
| 27 | Ralph Grunte has represented the seat in Parliament for nearly ten years . |
| 28 | The son of a labourer from Grenada 's sister island of Carriacou , which he represented in parliament for nearly 30 years , he cut his political teeth , like many other Caribbean leaders , working at the giant Lago oil refinery on Dutch-ruled Aruba in the 1940s . |
| 29 | I returned to Russia recently with my dear friend Ashkenazy and we went to look at the Central School of Music in Moscow , our educational base for so many years , and there it is , a sorry sight of rubble , locked doors and broken windows . |
| 30 | The alignment proposed follows the Development Plan Line and development control has affected this part of the route for over 20 years . |