Example sentences of "[det] years ' [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In Indonesia , in October 1990 , post-graduate researcher Bonar Tigor Naipospos was sentenced to eight and a half years ' imprisonment because he ‘ attempted to undermine Indonesian state ideology ’ through participation in a university study group and distributing banned literature . |
| 2 | He went on to a few years ' stint as assistant , ‘ doing stuff from watches to bedrooms ’ , interspersed with occasional bouts of travel abroad , a period which proved ‘ a lot of learning and finding out about me . ’ |
| 3 | He went on to a few years ' stint as assistant , ‘ doing stuff from watches to bedrooms ’ , interspersed with occasional bouts of travel abroad , a period which proved ‘ a lot of learning and finding out about me . ’ |
| 4 | What in the world would the company be like in a few years ' time if such people were in the driving seat ? |
| 5 | The Equal Opportunities Commission brought an application for judicial review in December 1990 , claiming that it was against European law to require men to pay NI for longer and to make five more years ' contributions than women in order to receive full pensions entitlement . |