Example sentences of "15 years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And even over a period as long as 15 years we would be paying a lot less ( £184 millions ) than the £684 millions that will go next year to safeguard the Falkland Islands from the Argentinians — a matter which many ecologists see as a fight between two bald men over the possession of a comb . |
| 2 | Over a period of 10 or 15 years we will see our soil improving by using this technique . |
| 3 | After suffering bulimia for 15 years she sought help because her children were beginning to comment on her abnormal eating habits . |
| 4 | For the next 15 years she was to lead an undistinguished life of secluded domesticity until her marriage to a middle-aged magistrate , by whom she bore three children . |
| 5 | For 15 years it has been illegal in the U8A to produce a new car without a three-way catalytic converter . |
| 6 | My God , for 15 years I 'd written nothing but a few songs . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ In 15 years I 've never been injured . |
| 8 | For 15 years he served as warehouse foreman before stepping down from that position to take responsibility of the new pre-mix plant . |
| 9 | For 15 years he 's been a warbirds enthusiast and would n't fly anything else … |
| 10 | for 15 years you 've done nothing with your life . ’ |