Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [adj] years [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After 17 successful years Coombes resigned in June 1668 . |
| 2 | During these early years children form attitudes and perceptions which will be with them for life and so we must nurture in the children those attitudes and values which will be with them for life and so we must nurture in the children those attitudes and values which will serve them in years to come . |
| 3 | For ten long years Misery leaves him there , during which time no-one in the village dies . |
| 4 | I mean , we do n't stand still at this because what will seem a very good service this year will look like a lousy service in five years ' time so let's not pretend the fact that we have n't achieved everything we 've achieved this year in some previous years means that we have n't made any improvements because I think one of the key areas where in fact er improvements have been made in previous years , and to a certain extent , one could say reading this I was worried by an apparent admission of very much reference or very much expenditure on them in the provision of day centres , because I think that a key element in care in the community and the fact that today so successfully this year has been the fact that a major number of th and I do n't think there 's any disagreement over this , a number of day centres , very efficient and very effective day centres , were developed , funded , provided mainly in the conurbation areas and I think Mr is right to highlight the fact that , as so often happens in these instances , it 's people who live in conurbations who get the best deal because it 's , it 's more economical , it 's easier to provide a centre for a large number of people than it is for a small number of people . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , in these inter-war years unemployment moved swiftly upwards : 10–17 per cent of the population were unemployed or dependants of the unemployed . |
| 6 | Manchester 's Royal Residential Schools Wolf Cub pack were victorious in three successive years sports competitions against other Wolf Cubs in the area from 1954 to 1956 . |
| 7 | In those early years Laura believed that the prints were more important than the styles . |
| 8 | In most previous years clocks have changed at 2am , when clubs in the town would normally close anyway . |
| 9 | In a letter to all white collar and manual workers , chief executive Roger Davies is asking the over-50s to consider an early retirement scheme under which up to ten added years benefits are being offered if people agree to go before June 25 . |
| 10 | But selling more slaves would have done it little good if it could not get paid for them , and in the 1680s the planters owed the company money for two full years supply of slaves . |