Example sentences of "of [det] years [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I WAS impressed by Billy McKenna 's powerful article , ‘ Pushing up the daffodils in Brazil ’ and horrified — even as an Amnesty International member of some years ' standing — to read of the brutality meted out to Antonio Gilvan da Cruz and others . |
| 2 | My name is Mr , I am an ordinary shareholder of some years ' standing . |
| 3 | A friend of many years ' standing has said that , ‘ Ifor would have loved to have stayed on at school . |
| 4 | ‘ Loretta ! ’ he exclaimed , greeting her as if she were a friend of many years ' standing . |
| 5 | Only the top surface of the upper chord of the rear stabiliser spar is readily visible and the crack when it was shown to me looked no bigger than a human hair lying across its width , partially hidden by paint and the dirt of many years ' service . |
| 6 | We employ friendly , professional staff who can offer the benefit of many years ' experience in the housing market . |
| 7 | A journalist of many years ' experience , his ability and professionalism are well displayed in this excellent book . |
| 8 | My right hon. Friend is right and speaks with the authority of many years ' membership of the House . |
| 9 | And the reward for dismissal is a golden handshake of several years ' pay . |
| 10 | So , probably , does the fact that his concubine of several years ' standing , whom he subsequently married , was the illegitimate daughter of archbishop George Neville . |
| 11 | So , probably , does the fact that his concubine of several years ' standing , whom he subsequently married , was the illegitimate daughter of archbishop George Neville . |
| 12 | However , and no doubt as a consequence of several years ' experience of the fruits of Truth in Lending Law , this proportion is still very much higher than the 5 per cent in this country who count APR as most important . |
| 13 | With the wisdom of hindsight and the benefit of several years ' experience , I now see that analysis , particularly involving econometric models , shows that it brings a reduction in employment . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , weak candidates still get failed , which is always a bitter and embarrassing business , negating the value of several years ' work , often leading to anger within a department , internal enquiries about the quality of supervision , and even threats of legal action from the disappointed candidate . |
| 15 | In a related field , the profession 's Continuous Mortality Investigation Bureau recently published the results of several years ' work on a study of claim rates under permanent health insurance contracts . |