Example sentences of "year and [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe the Norwegian explorer Amundsen was the first successful explorer to transit the North West Passage with a 50 tonne fishing boat , taking three years and finally reaching the Pacific in 1906 . |
| 2 | He remained at sea for a few years and probably visited the United States . |
| 3 | There seems little wrong with that , for we have been living in a fools paradise for years and also depriving the Americans of value . |
| 4 | It is well-informed on those early years and also gives a perceptive analysis of the various Arab reactions to the invasion of Kuwait . |
| 5 | The charity has been running for the past ten years and also has a branch in Middlesbrough which specialises in providing relief for sufferers of cerebral palsy in Poland . |
| 6 | He appears sympathetic to the regime of Edward II 's last years and clearly distrusted the baronial opposition in 1321 . |
| 7 | George Woodger , an inside or centre-forward of the highest quality , played for the Palace in our earliest years and quickly became the first Palace ‘ superstar ’ — and that in an age when today 's publicity was unthinkable . |
| 8 | I 've been playing for ten years and never hit a hole in one before — now I 've hit two . ’ |
| 9 | As you yourself said , on Sunday , we have acted together for ten years and never had a quarrel , although we have had many a grave difference on questions of policy . |
| 10 | Sanchita Saha , defending , said Mr. Uddin , 29 , had owned the Lal Quila for five years and never had a complaint before . |
| 11 | Kalb had it for years and never saw the marks . ’ |
| 12 | However , this appears to be inconsistent with other cases ( see Victoria Fur Traders Ltd v Roadline ( UK ) Ltd [ 1981 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 570 where the plaintiffs had received air waybills over a period of 25 years and never read the terms on them ) and it seems clear that constructive notice of the terms will suffice . |
| 13 | Such surveys formed the basis for research for many years and still remain the principal source for some categories of data . |
| 14 | If you 're able to lend us the entire amount of your covenanted donation at the outset ( e.g. £100 if you decide to covenant £25 a year ) we can invest your contribution as a lump sum and earn extra interest over the years and still reclaim the tax . |
| 15 | He 's done more than most in the Greater Ranges in the last ten years and still has the prospect of many more years to come . |
| 16 | The solution lies within the Tory Party , which will remain in power for another four years and so has a duty to revive and spur the nation towards the next millenium . |
| 17 | But for this problem , the encouraging increase in student numbers in 1957- 58 — which was maintained in subsequent years and so marked the beginning of an upward trend — would probably have been apparent one year earlier . |
| 18 | For this reason , the Institute will restrict the examination to candidates who have been trained by holders of the Dip CITT. for a few years and then review the situation to see whether the professional structures have developed enough to sustain new entrants . |
| 19 | Winston Churchill , MP for Davyhulme , a leading Tory rebel , said : ‘ The report is that the White Paper says that 13 pits are going to be saved for two years and then have the chop . |
| 20 | The plan is to grow the lawnmower business over the next couple of years and then float the shares to raise cash to add in a few operations that are less seasonal , and less weather-dependent . |
| 21 | The aircraft has been on the airshow circuit for a number of years and now needs a lot of tender loving care to bring it back to pristine condition again . |
| 22 | They have been working successfully for years and apparently preclude the necessity of fertilisers . |
| 23 | This type of mortgage is notionally of a term of 99 years and merely requires the borrower to pay the interest at the prevailing rate . |
| 24 | His goal was to make the reserve habitable throughout the year and thus deprive the Masai of any excuse for straying beyond his jurisdiction . |
| 25 | In an attempt to defend his position he secured election to Parliament for Bletchingley the following year and immediately introduced a bill , which was lost in committee , for the easier supply of saltpetre . |
| 26 | His musical ability — and he was entirely self-taught — enlivened the dale for many a year and even reached the ears of the outside world when he was talent-spotted by the BBC . |
| 27 | The tutor was , who embalmed 2,500 cases per year and also ran a hairdressing business . |
| 28 | The Exhibition celebrated Museums Year and also gave the opportunity to display some of the County 's resources . |
| 29 | MGM was not quite as happy with The Crowd ( 1928 ) , which was held back for a year and temporarily given a happy ending and which proved only to be as Kine Weekly predicted ‘ a sound box office success ’ rather than a runaway winner . |
| 30 | Porridge was repeated this year and still has a big following inside . ’ |