Example sentences of "the [adj] years [pers pn] 've " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hairdressers and make-up artists know who 's had what done and where , who 's had whom , when and how , and with what , where and how many times , and in the thirteen years I 've known Lynette , I have never known her betray a confidence , so I tell her what the lump is . |
| 2 | In the three years I 've been here , and because C&P was one of the first ICI groups to move into quality , the value of the quality ethos has taught me that it 's the only way to do business . |
| 3 | Now the Marais Poitevin is a pleasantly low-profile tourist attraction where you can take canal-boat trips from villages that have hardly changed in the 15-odd years I 've known them : Maillezais , with a huge and rather dull ruined abbey , and Coulon , where I first ate the delicious local version of moules marinieres called mouclade . |
| 4 | ‘ In the 55 years I 've been at Paramount we 've lost a lot of giants , none more so than Hal Roach , ’ AC Lyles said in a tribute to his old friend . |
| 5 | time and time again they sit on the sidelines saying this is what we think do n't talk to us about it do n't debate it , do n't ask us to think about it , take it or leave it , if you do n't give us what we want we 'll sit back and moan and sulk and they 've played , I think that 's a very irresponsible line they 've played in the five years I 've been on this council and I hope that er again the issue on the next item on the agenda represents a change of heart on their behalf . |
| 6 | But we 've been honest with our people , we have not paid anyone off , in the fifteen years I 've been at , that did n't want to go . |
| 7 | In the twenty years they 've been here , they 've clearly thrived . |
| 8 | In the two years they 've been married they have only had one day together . |
| 9 | We have , in the two years I 've been here , we have got a depth of talent in our staff that 's hard to believe . |
| 10 | So you so the two years you 've been here you 've not managed to really get to know many people . |
| 11 | ‘ Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her ’ |
| 12 | Then she burst into tears — as she always has done for the four years I 've known her . |
| 13 | We are still passionately committed to our work in Africa , where over the past years we 've made 282 grants in 29 countries in support of both long term development and emergency work . |
| 14 | Over the past years we 've made well over 1000 grants to organisations all over the UK , some probably just round the corner from you . |
| 15 | ‘ In the seven years I 've been doing this , there 's never been anything like it . |
| 16 | Linebacker Gary Plummer said : ‘ We have n't given the fans a heck of a lot to cheer in the seven years I 've been here . |
| 17 | Linda , has always in the seven years I 've known her , spent fortunes on clothes and make-up as you can see . |