Example sentences of "year and [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 They 've been coming here for over 60 years and even a recession wo n't spoil the festive spirit .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
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