Example sentences of "the last [adj] years they " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the last 10 years they had , Taylor explained , expended a large sum of money without deriving " any profit whatsoever " , and were inclined to hope that this and the further anticipated expense entitled them to consideration by " Royalty reduction or otherwise " . |
| 2 | Yeah , I got the impression when the TV commentators were going on about the Turks being in Europe for the last 10 years they were just looking for some excuse to explain th scum 's ineptitude . |
| 3 | Throughout the last 200 years they have subscribed to the construction and repair of hospitals . |
| 4 | Over the last three years they 've built up a steady following , which is hardly surprising , since their stage show is one of the most acclaimed in local music . |
| 5 | More distressingly , we discovered that the Aru islands and the Greater Bird of Paradise were no longer on their trading routes and that for the last twenty years they had been pursuing the shorter and more profitable triangular passage between Celebes , Java and Borneo . |
| 6 | The forestry commission were once regarded as the covering the country with grand conifers but in the last twenty years they have been changing their ways , they now go half way to square yard their land . |
| 7 | Today the big draught breeds , especially in the Massif Central , have found new roles in the beef industry and over the last few years they have been exported in increasing numbers to boost beef production in several parts of the world , sometimes displacing some of the famous traditional British beef breeds . |
| 8 | The last few years they had been more apart , until in 1969 they both rediscovered each other in one of the first Women 's Liberation groups in London . |
| 9 | Over the last few years they have simply been brought into line with demand . |
| 10 | For the last few years they had only discussed their respective businesses and he had listened to his father 's bitter complaints about hunt saboteurs . |
| 11 | Mind you , I think the last few years they they 'd sort of erm relaxed a bit more |
| 12 | They 've always had links with industry and commerce , but over the last few years they 've recognised the need to develop and publicise their links . |
| 13 | In the last 20 years they have been using invisible nylon gill nets half a mile long and more . |