Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [adj] years [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several policies have been introduced into the public sector in recent years whose chief purpose is to obtain better ‘ value for money ’ . |
| 2 | There has , however , been a change of climate in recent years which has been a result of the pressures for accountability spelt out in Chapter 1 . |
| 3 | The former Soviet international has established herself as the world 's leading female middle distance runner in recent years she won the 1500 metres and 3,000 metres at the inaugural World Championships in Rome in 1987 and finished third and first respectively in the same events at the Seoul Olympics a year later . |
| 4 | In recounting my coming out story in later years I have always sited this period of my life as extremely important to my subsequent emergence as a lesbian . |
| 5 | There has been one fatal accident on the crossing in recent years which was the tragic death of a young baby . |
| 6 | They have enjoyed a vogue in recent years which they do not always merit and they now seem to be losing some of their popularity . |
| 7 | And of course in recent years there has been yet another pressure to move away from Brian Way 's methods . |
| 8 | Because there 's been a dramatic increase in traffic in recent years we need to assess the impact on the river 's special environment . |
| 9 | The main political event of the year to June 1991 was the general election in March , in which the opposition KESK gained the largest number of seats ( 55 out of 200 ) and went on to form the first Finnish government in 25 years which did not include a left-wing party . |
| 10 | I like big heads that are flat at the back , not pointed , and for that reason in recent years it is Korean males who have attracted me most , with their rich , straight black hair laid perpendicularly on that square-backed skull — always , to me , the sign of a male good at mathematics , the sexiest science . |
| 11 | Though dogged by ill health in later years he was still able to work in his particularly single-minded way , largely because of the devotion of his wife Mitzi whom he met during the war , while serving with the Royal Engineers . |
| 12 | Looking at maths as a much wider subject , as a subject perhaps for research and for exploration , have there been any very obvious trends in mathematics in recent years which could be described ? |
| 13 | He was involved in the most important questions of policy — negotiations for the marriage of royal children : Eleanor in 1170 and John in 1173 But in view of Eleanor of Aquitaine 's masterful political activity in later years it seems superfluous to look for a power behind the throne . |
| 14 | The preceding section has emphasised the day-to-day actions in the money market , but it is also useful at this stage to look at the aggregate position in recent years which is shown in Table 6.2 . |
| 15 | For the first time in 11 years you can get nearly two dollars for every £ because the American dollar is so weak . |
| 16 | Frank 's departure was a relief in many ways : for the first time in two years someone from our group had gone home ; Frank would now be free from fear while Brian and I could carry on together . |
| 17 | Gorbachev disclosed that " for the first time in recent years we laid quite a strong stress on what our economic relations should be like " , although he failed to provide details on the precise content of the talks . |
| 18 | It was the fourth time in five years she had been injured in the line of duty . |
| 19 | I 've done it five , this is the first time in five years I 've had New Year 's Eve off . |
| 20 | For the first time in many years there is hope that by means of the NHS and Community Care Act of 1990 , imperfect and incomplete though it may be , the fundamental organizational and financial changes needed to foster good community care have been made . |
| 21 | It 's the third time in 2 years his house has been raided and the second in the space of a week . |
| 22 | This is the first time in 20 years I have felt any hope . ’ |
| 23 | this one was the biggest and best in a long while … for the first time in 30 years it was open to professionals as well as amateurs and drew in two former world champions in Tony Doyle and Danny Clark and three Milk Race winners in … |
| 24 | One that I look a lot more like the Prime Minister wearing my reading glasses than the Prime Minister actually looks like the Prime Minister and two , the hidden benefits of wearing your reading glasses , group , here , is that I ca n't see a thing over there and for the first time in ten years I 'm gon na enjoy delivering a speech . |
| 25 | But one day , as he sat by a mountain stream , he actually looked at a flower , and for the first time in ten years he realized how beautiful something living could be . |