Example sentences of "10 years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the last 10 years we 've created more jobs than ever before , higher living standards than ever before , better social services than ever before , higher living … |
| 2 | Over the past 10 years we have already come from a situation where road runners were getting virtually nothing from the sport , to a far more respected and well-provided role . ’ |
| 3 | In 10 years we 'll be selling 20,000 . |
| 4 | For the past 10 years we 've been working on synthesising the chemical ; now we 're trying to see if the European Yew will provide the starter material for producing anti-cancer activity . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ Over the past 10 years we have been striving hard to maintain the numbers of part-time firefighters which are needed for this vital community service . ’ |
| 6 | During the last 10 years they had , Taylor explained , expended a large sum of money without deriving " any profit whatsoever " , and were inclined to hope that this and the further anticipated expense entitled them to consideration by " Royalty reduction or otherwise " . |
| 7 | Yeah , I got the impression when the TV commentators were going on about the Turks being in Europe for the last 10 years they were just looking for some excuse to explain th scum 's ineptitude . |
| 8 | After 10 years he worked for The Farmers Journal . |
| 9 | For 10 years he was the principal of the school in Spain , before becoming a merchant banker and financial consultant . |
| 10 | Every 10 years he publishes a weighty tome about social life , the universe and everything , which then proceeds to sell by the bucket throughout the world . |
| 11 | He said that in 10 years he hoped to have boosted the Mongolian economy to South Korea 's present level , with the help of the developed countries and of international economic organizations . |
| 12 | ‘ Within 10 years I hope to be the governor of Colorado , ’ he says . |
| 13 | For the last 10 years I have worked to create environments for the millions of pilgrims who come to Saudi Arabia . |
| 14 | Clapton , at No. 36 with It 's Probably Me , a duet with Sting for the movie Lethal Weapon 3 , adds : ‘ Maybe in 10 years I 'll have a family myself , but the pain will never be gone . ’ |
| 15 | Pentagon hardliners , who have opposed a chemical weapons ban on the grounds that it could not be verified adequately , suggested the idea of seeking continued production of the new ‘ binary ’ weapons during the 10 years it would take to eliminate all arsenals . |
| 16 | For the next 10 years it basked in its monopoly , with radio still supreme , as TV came slowly out of the shadows . |
| 17 | The CBOE began with option contracts on only 16 blue chip shares , but within 10 years it and 3 other exchanges offered about 9500 different option contracts on 350 securities ( out of a total of about 6,000 US listed stocks ) . |
| 18 | In the next 5 to 10 years it 'll come through strong . |
| 19 | British Gas said that over the last 10 years it has lost about 2,000 workers a year with the switch to natural gas . |
| 20 | If that sounds a lot , bear in mind that over 10 years you 're only paying 22p per night . |
| 21 | If you change the term to 10 years you will discover two things : first the column of results is n't wide enough and second , after increasing the column width , you find that the final amount is £1,638 including £438 interest and the earnings ratio is more than double , at 36.57% . |
| 22 | For 10 years she has managed her garden , in the suburbs of Leicester , in ways that encourage wildlife . |