Example sentences of "years of [noun sg] and [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They divorced after 20 years of marriage and he is expected to marry 37-year-old heiress Charlotte Morrison , Britain 's second richest woman . |
| 2 | Surely these are two major facets of the Royal Canoe Club 's 125 years of existence and they were very well expressed on this occasion . |
| 3 | By then , he says , ‘ we had done 1.5 years of study and we were saying , what the hell are we going to do with this ? |
| 4 | Multiply billions of tiny energy surpluses over billions of years of time and you find that you have a vast energy surplus . |
| 5 | 18 LATE NEWS You will be sorry to hear that 's husband died suddenly at home after many years of ill-health and we send our heartfelt sympathy to and her family . |
| 6 | The girls are all under 20 years of age and they work extremely hard , fitting regular rehearsals into their many other activities . |
| 7 | ‘ But even now he 's having to pick his games , with one every three days or so , and he is 34 years of age and we ca n't alter that . |
| 8 | Erm again for those people have to be ov over fifty years of age and we operate in the maximum enhancement er provision . |
| 9 | In Schofield 's pioneering study of the sexual behaviour of young people he was primarily interested in those between 15 and 19 years of age and he faced this very problem . |
| 10 | His father died suddenly when he was only 12 years of age and he had an early baptism of public life , being prominent in Scottish affairs while still in his teens . |
| 11 | My Lord by way of facts the first named plaintiff Mr is now er fifty eight years of age and he and his wife live in Brentwood er both are named as plaintiffs because their joint monies were expended in the purchase of the , this business and they were both parties to the purchase erm but it is clear that Mr in fact did all the negotiations for the purchase and the planning and the running of this business and he is er the prime witness on behalf of the plaintiff . |
| 12 | You can get a free safety check on gas appliances and installations from British Gas if : your are over 60 years of age and you live alone or with someone who also qualifies ; you are a registered disabled person of any age and you live alone , or with someone who also qualifies ; or you receive a state disability benefit and you live alone or with someone who also qualifies . |
| 13 | ‘ And I 'm fifty-six years of age and I say what of it , ’ Malachi retorted . |
| 14 | I was er four I left the school at fourteen years of age and I was down the pit the following day . |
| 15 | That woman 's now approaching eighty three , eighty four years of age and she 's still national treasurer , so it gives you a sort of sample of the , the kind of people they have at the top , who are really their heart and soul in it . |
| 16 | Not this one — she 's twelve years of age and she 's her own mistress . |