Example sentences of "year [coord] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wade also rebuilt the existing barracks at Ruthven and Bernera , already described , and over the next ten years or so a total of more than 30 other forts to protect his new , Roman-style , network of roads . |
| 2 | In the last ten years or so a group of enthusiastic breeders has been attempting to locate and rescue some of the coloured cattle of Wales and in 1981 a breed society for the Ancient or Coloured Cattle of Wales was set up ; its Welsh title is Gwartheg Hynafol Cymru . |
| 3 | In 1963 there had been 10.5 million vehicles , so what was involved was a doubling within 10 years and nearly a trebling within 20 years . |
| 4 | They 've been coming here for over 60 years and even a recession wo n't spoil the festive spirit . |
| 5 | There are difficulties assessing the child between the age of 2 and 4 years and so a range of different tests is used in an attempt to tap a wide range of the child 's skills and maintain the child 's interest and motivation to co-operate . |
| 6 | Forest , who knocked Spurs out of the Coca-Cola Cup , have not lost at White Hart Lane for seven years and perhaps a draw would have been a fair result . |
| 7 | After leaving school Mackay was an apprentice in a publishing house for a year and then a university student for five semesters in Kiel , Leipzig and Berlin . |