Example sentences of "and [prep] [adj] year they " in BNC.
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| 1 | They chose a spot by a river , on the side of a mountain , they called three hundred workmen together , and for three years they toiled at building the city . |
| 2 | With the loss of Gunbad and Silverspear , the Dwarfs lose their most important mines in the east and within five years they abandon the eastern fringes of the Worlds Edge Mountains altogether . |
| 3 | And in recent years they 've played a growing role in encouraging the public to recycle their rubbish . |
| 4 | In 1850 therefore the deer were officially banished , and in five years they had all been killed off . |
| 5 | In the public sector , both Queen 's University and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland remain our staunch and indispensable friends — as they have been since the Festival started , and since last year they have been joined by the Belfast City Council . |