Example sentences of "[num] year [noun prp] 's [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | New developments — In the last 20 or 30 years Nepal 's population has near doubled . |
| 2 | In the last 20 or 30 years Nepal 's population has near doubled . |
| 3 | After seventy-two years Berlin 's Galerie Nierendorf is closing . |
| 4 | In three years VPI 's value had risen from £9.55 million to £121 million . |
| 5 | For the last three years OUP 's text processing systems have used an ICL 2904 for its main processing with certain programs on a Burroughs B6800 . |
| 6 | Over the next three years Teesside 's discharges of biodegradable compounds [ BOD ] will continue to drop as improvement plans come to fruition . |
| 7 | As Neil says ‘ after 25 years Martin 's enthusiasm and enjoyment of his work is undimmed and he well deserves the respect and applause of his colleagues . ’ |
| 8 | During the previous twenty-five years Chesterfield 's burial totals never rose to more than seventy per annum and were usually at a much lower level , but in 1587 the number of recorded deaths reached a staggering 313 . |
| 9 | Bottomore writing in 1965 noted , ‘ For the past eighty years Marx 's theory has been the object of unrelenting criticism and tenacious defence ’ . |
| 10 | Miti also claimed that in the past five years Japan 's imports from its 10 largest trading partners had increased by 96 per cent , while exports had risen by only 45 per cent . |
| 11 | For thirty five years Espinasse 's Ale held its own in the turbulent market conditions of Ireland 's eighteenth century brewery industry . |
| 12 | In any one year Jacqueline 's work may involve the preparation of a show , several commissions , the writing of a few articles , and organisation of the Summer School . |
| 13 | For 28 years Hartlepool 's MP was the retiring Ted Leadbitter , whose media relations were often taciturn , sometimes abrasive and occasionally bloody rude . |
| 14 | In the past 15 years Denison 's work has had a direct influence on the conservation movement in the North of England . |
| 15 | But over the past two years Ravenscraig 's position has weakened . |
| 16 | Players such as Lewis , Fraser , Malcolm , Stewart , Atherton , Hick , Turnell , Lawrence and Ramprakash were introduced , and within 2½ years England 's Test records reads : P24 W8 D9 L7 , a marked improvement despite a disastrous 0–3 defeat in Australia in 1990–91 . |
| 17 | Over the last 20 years Derek 's collection of rare breeds has been joined by bronze- and black-feathered birds . |