Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] a year [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Discussions went on for a year and cost T&L about £500,000 in legal fees and other expenses , Vlitos says , ‘ but they came up with a strong agreement which protected T&L — a pygmy next to a corporate giant like J&J ’ . |
| 2 | They staggered on for a year or two after that , but Tesco 's had a big , big change of policy they were no longer high and kick them out cheap , they decided to promote a quality in which stamps did not go for and erm |
| 3 | This is especially applicable for those that are not yet ready to drink and therefore need to be laid down for a year or more . |
| 4 | ‘ We will let the new legislation settle down for a year or so first , ’ he said . |
| 5 | you see , if you put a line it costs you about a hundred a thirty quid now I think , but according to what they tell me , once a line has been in for a year if you put a line in , you 've got to pay the first year , its got ta be in for a year , if you have it taken out before the year , you 'll still be due for the rental on it |
| 6 | Her husband had opened a bookshop to support her and their two children , but it was " imperative for her to work " at her old job as reader , " to tide them over for a year or two " . |
| 7 | not , which , one which would not be over in a year and a half . |
| 8 | Yeah , I 'd probably fuck off for a year and do my own thing and come back and maybe take take , maybe start my own business . |
| 9 | It tends to die off after a year unless the side shoots are removed . |
| 10 | Experts warned last night that it could be up to a year before he is returned to Jersey . |
| 11 | Present day rent free periods can be up to a year or even longer , and the tenant will not wish to make the first payment of rent on the date of the lease where the Rent Commencement Date is 12 months hence . |
| 12 | The jury will remain out for a year or two yet on whether the operating system can see off the threat from Microsoft Corp and its Windows NT , but Unix is definitely not winning big in the public relations stakes : the Wall Street Journal dismisses Unix as ‘ a catch-all term for many operating systems that share some features and a common parentage ’ . |
| 13 | The jury will remain out for a year or two yet on whether the operating system can see off the threat from Microsoft Corp and its Windows NT , but Unix is definitely not winning big in the public relations stakes : the Wall Street Journal dismisses Unix as ‘ a catch-all term for many operating systems that share some features and a common parentage ’ . |
| 14 | MGM was not quite as happy with The Crowd ( 1928 ) , which was held back for a year and temporarily given a happy ending and which proved only to be as Kine Weekly predicted ‘ a sound box office success ’ rather than a runaway winner . |
| 15 | Well you pa yeah you certainly pay nine hundred pound a year out anyway , damage to the toilet seat and so you know , that 'll pay itself back in a year and , you know . |
| 16 | In Bridget 's case , her subsequent boyfriend stayed around for a year or so until she and her family moved house . |