Example sentences of "years [prep] [noun sg] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AMAN jailed for 12 years for robbery after he was picked out on an identity parade because of his ‘ frightening , evil , and sadistic eyes ’ , was cleared by the Court of Appeal in London yesterday . |
| 2 | EGYPT — cruise the Nile , soak up the sun and take in 5,000 years of history as you visit the famous sights . |
| 3 | He also needs to cap the new price so that it is prevented from rising further over the remaining four years of construction if he is to convince bankers that they should continue to support Eurotunnel . |
| 4 | It would be in keeping with Mr Premium to lament that a young man must now be at the years of discretion before he is allowed to ruin himself . |
| 5 | Foreign companies would be able to remit part of their profits abroad , and were promised compensation in the event of " unavoidable " nationalization ; they would be given tax concessions during the initial five years of operation if they were involved in high-technology industries , resource development or infrastructure construction . |
| 6 | They managed to save him , giving him ten more years of life until he died aged fifty-nine in 1984 . |
| 7 | But it was two long years of disappointment before she conceived . |
| 8 | Edward VI had n't reached sixteen years of age before he died , in July 1553 , and for just nine days Lady Jane Grey was considered to be Queen Jane , but the country was not prepared to accept her as Queen . |
| 9 | You must have served five years [ two after membership ] in a legal office and be 25 years of age before you become eligible to become a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives . |
| 10 | Isabel was John 's second wife and he was 54 years of age when they married . |
| 11 | Marguerite Maury was 73 years of age when she died . |
| 12 | C when you first came to Llandudno you were eighteen years of age as you said . |
| 13 | ‘ Even Husak has spent many more years in jail than I have , ’ he said . |
| 14 | And you know some years in advance if you 're in a secondary school erm that the total secondary school population is going to drop by , say , erm fifteen per cent in the next five years or whatever it might be . |
| 15 | Curtis faced a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison because he had been growing Psilocybe cubensis , or ‘ magic mushrooms ’ as they were called in court . |
| 16 | At Southwark crown court , Judge Gerald Butler , QC , ordered confiscation of all Black 's assets , worth nearly £1.5 million , with the threat of 10 more years in prison if he defaulted . |
| 17 | For instance , Orchin developed a severe stomach ulcer after he was charged which became increasingly worse during the years on bail until it had to be treated by major surgery . |