Example sentences of "after 17 years " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was proud of myself as a soldier , ’ said Loy Im , a 32-year-old former Khmer Rouge commander who had deserted to rejoin his family after 17 years in the jungle . |
| 2 | See our big red cruising home to win six consecutive legs and the joy of her Kiwi skipper Peter Blake who had finally won the Whitbread after 17 years and four previous attempts , and the disappointment of the Rothmans and Merit teams who had constantly locked horns for second place during the nine month voyage . |
| 3 | After 17 years of service it was a humiliating experience . |
| 4 | David Hookes , in what could prove to be his last match at Sydney after 17 years , registered his highest score on the ground , 87 , for South Australia against NSW . |
| 5 | After 17 years of first-class cricket with nothing more serious than a broken finger or two , he chased a ball into the outfield while playing for Devon against Berkshire at Reading and fell awkwardly , breaking his ankle . |
| 6 | In further Parliamentary answers given in March and October 1985 , the Secretary of State made it clear : ( i ) that if the tariff was to be 20 years or more , there would be a local review committee review after 17 years ; and ( ii ) that the procedure announced by Mr. Brittan in November 1983 applied to discretionary as well as to mandatory life sentences . |
| 7 | It was made clear in a further policy statement that in those cases where the tariff was 20 years or more the reference to the local review committee would be made after 17 years had been served , though a warning was given that this did not imply that any particular period had been set for the prisoner 's tariff . |
| 8 | Mrs Coyle was retiring after 17 years as manageress . |
| 9 | ( Reichelt had resigned on Jan. 9 after 17 years in office , and on Jan. 18 testified to the parliamentary committee investigating corruption and abuse of office . ) |
| 10 | On Nov. 6 , 1989 , after 17 years of debate , Massachusetts became the second state to pass a civil rights law for homosexuals . |
| 11 | VERY best wishes to who has retired from packing department after 17 years . |
| 12 | Trevor Goldsmith ( left ) joined the company after 17 years with Lowndes Queensway , where he became Store Manager of the Kings Lynn , Carpetland branch . |
| 13 | AFTER 17 years of delivering pints without missing a day through illness , Jim McConnell has proved the cream rises to the top — by winning the Northern Ireland Milkman of the Year award . |
| 14 | When the time came to leave Ibrox after 17 years , Miller decided to try his hand in Hong Kong . |
| 15 | Prime Minister Paias Wingti , questioned in parliament on the need for continued links with Britain , said it was time his country reviewed its constitution after 17 years of independence . |