Example sentences of "[v-ing] a [noun sg] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I turned down a new contract at the end of the season , even though it meant getting a testimonial next year because I 've got to be playing in the Premier League to confirm my place in the Irish side . |
| 2 | Other and if it was n't for for me doing a course next year which would probably preclude me from doing that , I 'd be quite interested . |
| 3 | ‘ As far as actually ‘ working out ’ is concerned , I 've been doing a lot this year , but not since rehearsals began because it 's just been so crazed . |
| 4 | Somebody erm said they were going to , and it was n't me so it was one of you three , said they were going to check if the ball was having a speaker this year . |
| 5 | No , not having a party this year . |
| 6 | You having a party this year ? |
| 7 | Most opt for the more mundane pursuits as their peers abandon their grand schemes and resign themselves to working in an office , a factory , a building site , or taking a cushioning three years in tertiary education . |
| 8 | She is taking a GCSE this year in Latin . |
| 9 | ‘ Headscarves are making a comeback this year , you know . ’ |
| 10 | Although government officials are confident of somehow finding a way next year to pay for the national backbone network , they are sceptical of the LDP 's ability to break through the ceiling on overall spending on science . |
| 11 | HANGED Derek Bentley 's sister last night vowed to carry on fighting to clear him of murdering a policeman 40 years ago . |
| 12 | A test pioneered by an Oxfordshire firm has convicted and jailed a man for raping and killing a schoolgirl thirteen years ago . |