Example sentences of "years has [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most spectacular change in mortality rates over the past 150 years has related to deaths within the first year of life — the infant mortality rate . |
| 2 | Secondly , much effort over the years has gone into education for road safety , though the concentration on advice to adult pedestrians and training for children has the unfortunate effect of apparently placing on the victim the principal responsibility for avoiding an accident . |
| 3 | Farr-Jones has not only proven himself to be the world 's leading scrum-half , but his captaincy over the past four years has grown in maturity and stature with each test and tour match . |
| 4 | While British surfing in recent years has developed into Day-Glo sporting fantasy , into pipeline boasts in city pubs , and into Newquay , Newquay , Newquay — booming as the ‘ surf capital ’ of Britain — these boys have looked to carve a different route . |
| 5 | There is a distinct paucity of entirely new courses to mention , but the ‘ work in hand ’ element of Nelson 's various acquisitions over the years has led to Workout at intermediate and upper intermediate level ( née Collins ) , as well as Nelson 's own Distinction , a new post-FCE course some of the exercises in which follow the format of the CAE exam . |
| 6 | Corinne Mercardier , photographer , draughtswoman and sculptress , who in recent years has concentrated on landscape , continues her explorations in scenes from her everyday life . |
| 7 | The only really significant inroad into the dominance of English in recent years has come from Spanish in the southern states of the US . |
| 8 | Perhaps the most satisfactory music in recent years has come from writers involved in the liturgy of a particular community , effectively as composers-in-residence , Among those in Britain writing for the Roman Catholic Church may be mentioned Stephen Dean , Philip Duffy , Bernadette Farrell , Paul Inwood , Alan Rees , Bill Tamblyn and Christopher Walker . |
| 9 | The only significant advance in guitar design , per se , in the last thirty years has come from Ned Steinberger . |
| 10 | If nothing catches the eye , walk a few blocks to West 47th street , between Fifth and Sixth Avenues , to browse at the Gotham Book Mart ( ’ Wise men fish here , ’ says the sign ) , which , for 70 years has specialised in literature and arts . |