Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] year 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A number of distinguished engineers have been Whitworth Scholars , and we expect this year 's award winners to be high achievers in their subsequent careers , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Just after Kathy left for London , David arrived with a bottle of champagne to spend the day and celebrate New Year 's Eve . |
| 3 | We challenge this year 's winners . |
| 4 | I await next year 's exhibition with special interest . |
| 5 | So you multiply this year 's output by one point five and it 'll give you next year 's output . |
| 6 | Open New Year 's Day . |
| 7 | On Wassail night , evil spirits are banished from the orchards and offerings ensure next year 's apple crop . |
| 8 | Citizen Kane curiously go down a treat more in the Midlands than the North though 48 bookings nationally fill this year 's diary . |
| 9 | The Cork area still boasts some of the best rallying country in Ireland and I understand this year 's route includes many of the classic stages from the region . |
| 10 | China has uncovered 100,000 cases of bribery and corruption this year , triple last year 's rate , said the country 's top prosecutor , Mr Liu Fuzhi . |
| 11 | ( Note that published PE ratios use last year 's earnings per share , not an estimate of next year 's earning per share . ) |
| 12 | ‘ I still enjoy going to racing at Croft circuit but I think this year 's trip to the Isle of Man will be my swan song , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Colour authority and stock service capability allied to tight cost control and good buying saw Laidlaw & Fairgrieve exceed last year 's record figures . |
| 14 | Corals quote last year 's King George winner The Fellow at 2–1 second favourite for Kempton . |
| 15 | CHICANE , touted guitar-nasty combo , precede next year 's Faith Records debut album with autumn dates at |
| 16 | Seventy nine per cent of people who make New Year 's resolutions keep them only a week . |
| 17 | Take last year 's holidays — I fancied Prestatyn , and we ended up in Bolivia . |
| 18 | Now the reason I mention last year 's events , is that I suspect that the same arguments are gon na be trotted out again . |
| 19 | Manchester University 's Computing Centre will soon boast the largest single computational node in the UK when it replaces its VP1200 supercomputer with a VPX240/10 machine from Fujitsu Systems Business ( Europe ) : it is the first Fujitsu VPX machine to be sold in the UK since launch last year 's launch and features one scalar processor , one 2.5GFLOPS vector processor , 1Gb main memory , 1Gb of secondary memory ; it is four times faster than the five-year-old system it is replacing and will be used for computational fluid dynamics and engineering research ; delivery is planned for July ; no price was given . |
| 20 | ‘ I suggest we review next year 's budget and make some radical changes . |
| 21 | Sport and culture lead New Year 's Honours list . |
| 22 | In the north of England they have New Year 's Day but they do n't in the south in England , they might do now . |
| 23 | Well do you know , out of all the girls who work New Year 's Eve right , I told them on the night , oh I said we 'll get about forty pound for tonight wo n't I , because it 's double time and I was the only one who complained about it when I had my pay . |
| 24 | Officials also blame last year 's Congress decision to ban the public funding of abortions in Washington . |
| 25 | Ah yes , the chance to relive old memories , buy the Reps yet one more half of shandy , plan next year 's jaunt abroad , and last but by no means least have one hell of a party . |