Example sentences of "a [noun] [adv] [art] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does erm yes , it does , in fact my husband was out there erm in Tel Aviv on a course about a year ago erm and I you know I 'm beginning to think I 'm goodness I 'm glad it was last year and not this year . |
| 2 | He has a snow scooter , and enough cash to hire a boat twice a year to move his reindeer on to an island . |
| 3 | The first was on the local islet of Likangloe , where the once abundant population of wild goats had recently been massively reduced in inverse proportion to that of the snakes which ate them , and where the resident family of fisherfolk had lost a sixteen-year-old daughter to a python only the year before . |
| 4 | Her very good degree and her dedication had earned her a place here the year before and now she taught English to girls who were only too willing to be taught . |
| 5 | Remembering a scratch match played in 1879 , which had provided plenty of fun for both players and spectators , Bill Lister had an idea : ‘ Thinks I ta meself , if nobbut t' tradesmen cud be gotten together to play a match once a year , ah 'm sewer it wod goa , an' 'specially if it war ta tak' place at t' feast . ’ |
| 6 | Just think , colleagues , what we could have done with forty two million pounds , we could have had a conference twice a year not the biannual conference they 're on about . |
| 7 | Er , it 's a wee problem I 've had for a say about a year now . |
| 8 | Why , I do n't think Stan 'as a bath once a year , unless 'e goes into 'ospital . ’ |
| 9 | Boots says a supply of alkaline batteries for a personal stereo used for four hours a day , five days a week over a year will cost about £90 , while rechargeable batteries and a charger cost from £18 to £27 ( from selected branches of Boots ) . |
| 10 | Robert Beaumont , earl of Leicester like his father before him , was a man barely a year past forty , squarely built and no more than medium tall , dark of hair and darker of eyes , rich but sombre in his attire , and carrying the habit of command very lightly , not overstressed , for there was no need . |
| 11 | Patrick had fallen off a ladder over a year and a half ago and had been off work for much of that time . |
| 12 | The amount will be added to your savings to boost them still further , and we 'll send you a statement twice a year that shows how much is on the account . |
| 13 | From then on you will receive a statement twice a year — in May and November — detailing how your investment has performed . |
| 14 | I had already been a prisoner nearly a year and had not yet escaped . |
| 15 | He said bankruptcy laws should allow a company just a year to restructure debts or get out of business . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , a crisis had arisen about the University Ballet 's plans for a trip later the year to Johannesburg . |
| 17 | Continuing on the subject of getting involved , the committee are always delighted to hear from anyone wishing to help in any way ( half an hour once a year on a stall or helping at an open coffee morning would be tremendous ) . |
| 18 | I also heard that my parents both died of an illness only a year after their wedding . |