Example sentences of "and [prep] [adj] years [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | And of late years it has been used by the inhabitants of Virginia in many disorders , which are occasioned by thick , sizy blood ; so that the root of this plant , when its virtues are fully known , may become one of the most useful medicines yet discovered . |
2 | And in recent years they 've played a growing role in encouraging the public to recycle their rubbish . |
3 | And in the 70s , we were again working in Appalachia ; and in recent years we have expanded our program to again include the entire south . ’ |
4 | Although appointed to represent a cross-section of British life — one each from Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland ; at least one academic ; one trade unionist ( almost always from the right-wing of the movement ) ; one with an interest in the arts ; usually a scientist ; a retired diplomat to represent the Foreign Office ; and in recent years one representative from the ethnic minorities — they have their amateurism in common . |
5 | Many fashions such as the kipper tie and the string tie have come and gone , and in recent years there has been an upsurge in the popularity of vivid colours and flamboyant designs . |
6 | Ciba-Geigy runs company management courses and in recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of women in these courses . |
7 | The choice of channels utilised by a producer is determined ultimately by the customer , and in recent years there has been a trend towards shorter channels , as customers , especially in consumer markets , realise that there are price advantages to be gained when middlemen , or retailers , are by-passed in the chain of distribution . |
8 | And in recent years it is impossible not to see that Dale Thomas ' name occurs more than others , including being five times the Club Champion — winning on one occasion after a 60-hole match ! |
9 | I 've worked with children in various settings , mainly in secondary school , and in recent years I 've worked with students , so when I try to make that sort of categorization I find it very difficult . |
10 | Dance has always been his first love and in recent years he 's been on tour six times with his own company . |
11 | In 1873 , Edward Dannreuther talked on the music of the future ( meaning Wagner 's ) and Sidney Colvin on taste and artistic judgement ; and in succeeding years there were always some Discourses essentially on the arts-a word which by this time had come to mean literature , music , painting and sculpture rather than crafts and techniques . |