Example sentences of "30 years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bradens moved to Toronto where they did well in CBC productions , and in 1949 moved on to London where for the next 30 years they made quite an impression at the BBC , both in radio and in television . |
| 2 | After about 30 years they would support ling and heather , then gorse would become established . |
| 3 | Similarly , we were relying on the vastness of the oceans to dilute and disperse whatever bacteria and viruses allowed into them ; in 30 years we might be regretting it . |
| 4 | If we look at the development of computers over the past 30 years we see accelerated change of a phenomenal nature . |
| 5 | But after 30 years we are getting used to the idea that we might finish our lives together . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ For 30 years we have asked for it to be culverted and we have been promised that it will be done . |
| 7 | For almost 30 years he was a key negotiator for East Berlin on ‘ humanitarian questions ’ and a confidante of Mr Honecker . |
| 8 | For almost 30 years he was a key negotiator for East Berlin on ‘ humanitarian questions ’ and a confidante of Mr Honecker . |
| 9 | For the next 30 years he was involved in the practical application of the law of wills and trusts . |
| 10 | Demolition trains became a regular sight on Sundays during 1987 however , and for the first time in over 30 years it was possible to photograph trains without the hindrance of electric stanchions . |
| 11 | But now the solar influence is beginning to turn around to contribute a further warming influence up to the year 2010 , boosting the greenhouse effect where for the past 30 years it has been counterbalancing it . |
| 12 | After nearly 30 years it is the station 's biggest single money-spinner , accounting for the lion 's share of its sales to the ITV network . |
| 13 | Having been a teacher for over 30 years it might seem strange that I should begin a book on primary education by reflecting on the significance of schooling . |
| 14 | this one was the biggest and best in a long while … for the first time in 30 years it was open to professionals as well as amateurs and drew in two former world champions in Tony Doyle and Danny Clark and three Milk Race winners in … |
| 15 | Over the last 30 years I have kept a fairly meticulous diary , and this includes not just fishing detail but an accurate record of the conditions . |
| 16 | During the 30 years I have lived in the US , as a student and university teacher , I have never seen the large carbuncles and boils described by Robert Mandeville ( ’ The natural history of boils ’ , 20 January , p164 ) , although they were common during my school days and army service in England from 1944 to 1952 and I suffered from them myself on three occasions . |
| 17 | ‘ For 30 years I always painted on the spot , even in deep snow . |
| 18 | And , on meeting up with the Apache after 30 years I like it now . |
| 19 | He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies . |
| 20 | He commented : ‘ In the 30 years I have been with Unilever these are the first redundancies . |