Example sentences of "[coord] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arrests gave Seth a record of at least nine drink driving incidents , leading the judge to order him into Alcoholics Anonymous and on to two years ' probation . |
| 2 | We were lovers on and off for three years . |
| 3 | She lived here on and off for three years . |
| 4 | What was attractive about the American consortium approach — and I must emphasise that it was never a take-over bid , Sikorsky 's stake is only eight per cent — was firstly , we had worked with Sikorsky on and off for forty years . |
| 5 | A 30 year old woman presented with asthma which she had on and off for 3 years . |
| 6 | In contrast , he selected those companies that had data in the PIMS system for at least seven and up to thirteen years ; this gave him data on 460 US companies . |
| 7 | The cheese is sold at no younger than two years and up to five years old . |
| 8 | Accountants , lawyers and other professionals who engage in such business would face enormous fines and up to 10 years ' imprisonment . |
| 9 | He was however er reasonably clear as to the speed at which local authorities tend to deal with these matters , he said that it always takes a long time and getting any answer out of the local authority might well take somewhere between six months and up to two years , he thought that perhaps eighteen months was a reasonable guess before he would actually manage to get somebody if Paul were to move as er , it maybe well occur to here or a different local authority then of course the application would just go back to square one and that would lead to more delay . |
| 10 | The ban on sale or display is backed by tough penalties , including a heavy fine and up to three years ' imprisonment . |
| 11 | Jon Solly is alive , well and back after four years in the wilderness . |
| 12 | Act 1974 is liable to unlimited fines and/or up to two years imprisonment after conviction by a Crown Court . |
| 13 | Above : The Confederate Air Force SB2C-5 Helldiver was part of a varied , but down on previous years , attendance at the charismatic Geneseo airfield . |
| 14 | For an initial period ( usually up to 12 months but up to 2 years for some people ) , your line manager will closely monitor your progress . |