Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [adv] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sweeney has worked at Pentonville for almost nine years and is in charge of the general kitchen floor . |
| 2 | Damien Rosco has worked in the Design Office at Runcorn for nearly two years . |
| 3 | I have known Mrs Taylor for over three years . |
| 4 | He was a businessman , an entrepreneur whose roller-coaster fortunes had taken the family to Puerto Rico and Costa Rica for about four years . |
| 5 | Stapleton told me that he and his sister had lived in Devonshire for only two years . |
| 6 | plans to stay in Romania for about two years . |
| 7 | Ralph was associated with Gloucester by 1477 , possibly after an earlier flirtation with Northumberland , and his arrival in the duke 's service marks the end of a feud which had split the Nevilles for over forty years . |
| 8 | Ralph was associated with Gloucester by 1477 , possibly after an earlier flirtation with Northumberland , and his arrival in the duke 's service marks the end of a feud which had split the Nevilles for over forty years . |
| 9 | She has been an ally of Portugal for over 600 years . |
| 10 | The ex-250 world champion ( 1969 with Benelli ) had been with Yamaha for over 20 years but after the collapse of Giacomo Agostini 's 500 team , Carruthers found himself out of the heat of competition . |
| 11 | Tullivers , as it was called , had been the home of old Admiral Josiah Trigg and his sister Lucy for almost thirty years , and when he died , suddenly one hot afternoon , after taking the sharp hill from the town at a spanking pace , his sister continued to muddle along in a vague , amiable daze for another eighteen months before succumbing to bronchitis . |
| 12 | ‘ I had known Bob Payton for about ten years , since he opened the Chicago Pizza Pie Factory . |
| 13 | That was the last time I saw David for about four years . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ My husband has been in the R.A.F. for nearly four years , but we had saved enough for the costs of a normal confinement in a nursing home , and as it was my first baby , we thought it well worth a little extra expense . |
| 15 | It was powerful enough to swallow the heavy might of a world superpower , and to affect that country so greatly , that it dominated the politics in the States for over ten years and massive pressure was put on the government by the US people . |
| 16 | In 1888 he joined a Wild West circus and toured the United States for about two years , then sailed to England and established a music-hall act as a sharpshooter . |
| 17 | An authentic Welsh version was , according to Lady Llanover 's Good Cookery ( 1867 ) once upon a time made with ewe 's milk cheese ( Lady Llanover lived in Monmouthshire for about ninety years ) , now presumably obsolete . |
| 18 | They , they 'd beat Arsenal in more recent years in erm in the Milk Cup at Arsenal , that was very exciting a few years ago . |
| 19 | Woods speculated that such a " plankton multiplier " had been instrumental in a rise of 7 degrees Celsius over just 50 years at the end of the last ice age . |
| 20 | The leading Democrat in Sacramento for almost 13 years , he has run rings round a couple of wooden Republican governors — first George Deukmejian and now Pete Wilson . |
| 21 | Liverpool believe Molby 's great early season form has reawakened Nielsen 's interest although he has not played for Denmark for almost three years . |
| 22 | Liverpool believe Molby 's great early season form has reawakened Nielsen 's interest although he has not played for Denmark for almost three years . |
| 23 | As a member of the National Trust for Scotland for nearly 58 years , and having from time to time been involved in its affairs , I want to add my personal support to Douglas Connell 's proposition ( Points of View , 15 March ) that the functions of the National Heritage Memorial Fund ( in so far as they relate to Scotland ) should in future be carried out by a new body established in Scotland . |
| 24 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 25 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 26 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 27 | Rennie McOwan has been hillwalking in Scotland for over 30 years and is the author of nine books on the outdoors |
| 28 | He had lived outwith Scotland for only 5 years but during that time he had travelled further by land and had seen a greater number of interesting places than most people do in a lifetime . |
| 29 | A 24-year-old ex-marine , he had lived in Russia for nearly three years and , since returning to America , had joined a pro-Castro group . |
| 30 | In a subdued announcement on state television and radio , Mr Alia , who has been in or near the centre of power in Albania for almost 50 years , declared he would officially step down at today 's opening of parliament . |