Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [adj] years [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So much has been written concerning this question in recent years that it would waste space to reiterate arguments as to the moral , sociological , psychological and medical aspects of the problem . |
| 2 | When he goes on the one day in two years that something went wrong , that shows he 's doing a good job . ’ |
| 3 | Erm , I wonder if this is a matter which budget review might wish to keep on a continuing brief , so that , to satisfy themselves that the , this council is in fact making progress , and will be in a position to satisfy the district auditor in future years that we are er , taking on board the comments that he 's making and er , moving forward . |
| 4 | Chairman I think this is probably the first time in this council chamber in twenty years that er I will probably have spoken on er social services issues er and I speak from an entirely private capacity and any information that er that comes my way is from what I might call informed members of the public erm , people who I come into contact with and from my own experiences as a ward councillor and from as we all do from time to time , my own family experience , my own domestic experiences and I do know something about the problems which are associated with the the care of elderly people er although I do n't have that problem now erm things have taken their course . |
| 5 | The assault on Panama marks the second time in six years that the US has employed its military forces against a country in the hemisphere . |
| 6 | It was the first time in fourteen years that he was travelling alone , his best friend having died of pneumonia only weeks before . |
| 7 | Austen Chamberlain was equally enthusiastic at the time , but later put the occasion into somewhat more critical perspective by saying that it was the only time in fourteen years that he had ever known Baldwin to influence a Cabinet decision . |
| 8 | This is the second time in two years that Strathclyde has threatened to halt work on the Ayr Road Route . |
| 9 | It was the third time in recent years that a county match had been completed inside an August day at Old Trafford . |
| 10 | It was the fourth time in five years that Gotti , whose elegant sartorial taste had earned him the nickname " Dapper Don " , had been indicted . |
| 11 | The trial of Mr Subono and Mr Nugroho was the first time in many years that the law was used to try ‘ leftists ’ rather than Muslim activists . |
| 12 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |
| 13 | It 's the 5th time in 4 years that Margaret Jebbit has had to clean up her kitchen after flooding . |
| 14 | In 1941 , after a brief and inauspicious period of Vichy French rule , Lebanon was again occupied by Allied armies ; it was the second time in 24 years that British troops had crossed the southern frontier from Palestine . |
| 15 | Not only that , but after beating bankruptcy as well as calls for his resignation , Miller took Hibs to Hampden last year and lifted the Skol League Cup — the first time in 20 years that the Edinburgh club had won a major trophy . |
| 16 | It will be the first time in 15 years that an England tour party has not included one of the celebrated trio , who between them have appeared in 298 Test matches . |
| 17 | Commentator Tom Tyrell said : ‘ This is the first time in 22 years that this station has been shut out in this way . |
| 18 | er I 'm slightly worried about the effect on the Olympic movement of Atlanta being chosen only in the sense that er that this is the , I think the sixth time in 25 years that a North American city has got it and it does look rather as if the er pressures are now , on the financial side , are now coming very much from the North American continent and I 'm not at all sure that that 's really good for the Olympic movement . |
| 19 | ‘ It is the first time in 30 years that an international financial institution has been created , and we are not simply a bank , but also a political endeavour . |