Example sentences of "year [coord] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In February the chairman of National Westminster Bank , Lord Alexander , warned his investment-banking arm , County NatWest , that it had to become profitable within two years or face possible closure . |
| 2 | BG has claimed that the Ofgas plan could cost £3 billion over ten years and cause widespread disruption to the business during the transition period . |
| 3 | Produce common size profit and loss accounts for the five years and analyse these statements with particular reference to the profitability of Belper . |
| 4 | The hard-working , 2.5-tonne gross vehicle weight 308Ds stay in service with UPS for four years and cover 40,000 miles a year . |
| 5 | It recommends halving opencast within five years and subsidising deep mines by over £5 per tonne to produce the coal instead of us ! |
| 6 | Subscribe for two years and get three books . |
| 7 | Some of that initial group of students and myself already had known each other for several years and knew each other 's families . |
| 8 | According to anti-trust lawyers , independent of both sides , most successful anti-trust cases involve market shares of over sixty five percent , Irving Sher who recently acted in another aviation anti-trust case says they often last three to five years and cost millions dollars . |
| 9 | The eight million square feet in the World Financial Centre went up in four years and defied all predictions . |
| 10 | The Daily Mail sold well over 200,000 copies daily in its first years and reached half-a-million sales after three years . |
| 11 | The truth of the matter was expressed by the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills ( Mr. Shepherd ) , who has spoken so well on such questions in recent years and protested each time the Government resorted to fresh guillotine motions . |
| 12 | She had been married for 19 years and had four children ( aged between 12 and 17 years ) . |
| 13 | When A had lived x years he became the father of B. He lived after the birth of B y years and had other sons and daughters . |
| 14 | Theory 3 — That the West had been too lax in the post-war years and had blind faith in the hope that the unity achieved after the first World War would be re-kindled . |
| 15 | Torrel James , 28 , a policeman in Port-of-Spain and a former Trinidad & Tobago Youth representative opening bowler , has been jailed for 15 years and received 20 lashes with the birch after being found guilty of the attempted murder of his girlfriend and her father in 1989 . |
| 16 | I , too , have been employed in the catering industry for approximately eight years and hold similar qualifications to those of Mr Stewart . |
| 17 | He had been badly injured in the war , staying in hospital for four years and undergoing twenty-eight operations . |
| 18 | The bankrupt may be required to submit accounts for the previous three years and to provide additional information as may be required by the official receiver ( rr 6.64–6.66 ) . |
| 19 | Fabrics are expensive , but they will last for years and give great pleasure provided they are looked after in the proper manner . |
| 20 | This will replace the complex three-tier system which has been in use in recent years and involved graded brackets ranging from 12.5% on sales up to FFr15,000 down to 2.4% on those over FFr300,000 . |
| 21 | A good varnish brush is expensive — a 2in brush can cost as much as £10 , but when used correctly and cleaned properly after use , it will last for many years and produce excellent results . |
| 22 | Mildred Blandy , mother of the present owner , lovingly supervised the gardens for many years and introduced many plants , many of them ( such as Proteas ) from South Africa . |
| 23 | Citalia customers have been coming here for over 30 years and find simple accommodation and furnishings — fresh and spotlessly kept . |
| 24 | He and his wife , Brenda , have been members of the club for four years and play several times a week . |
| 25 | The Elton Committee suggested that because of the concern in schools about the fact that LEAs will often be able to order reinstatement against the wishes of parents and governors , the Secretary of State should monitor the operation of the new arrangements for five years and consider any changes that appear necessary . |
| 26 | Those who argue that creating such a structure would take years and waste valuable time are probably right . |
| 27 | However , despite holding on to the Senate for a total of six years and securing further landslides in the 1984 and 1988 presidential elections , the Republicans have not been able to bring about a real realignment — a fundamental reordering of political loyalties extending down through all levels of the political system . |
| 28 | At present the statement must be given no later than 13 weeks after employment commences , but part-time workers who work less than 16 hours a week need not be given a statement until they have been employed for five years and worked eight hours or more a week . |
| 29 | Squadron Leader David Bolsover has flown Buccaneers for 7 years and flew 15 bombing missions in tandem with Tornados during the war . |
| 30 | Eddie was associated with the Donegall club for more than 50 years and did tremendous work over the years at developing young talent . |