Example sentences of "and was [verb] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was attractive with a fresh , clean image but was not sufficiently robust to withstand stacking on shelves and customer handling and was replaced three years later by the ‘ France Oeuf ’ carton . |
| 2 | All EC states would be given three years to introduce the necessary legislation except for the UK , which had strongly opposed the proposal and was given 10 years to implement it [ see also p. 38658 for UK option to withdraw from social policy aspects of European Union ] . |
| 3 | For my part , while I accept the housing market has changed radically since and was decided five years ago . |
| 4 | Fig. 1.12 Root marks on bone : Recent cow rib from Draycott , Somerset ; the cow died in 1977 and was excavated 8 years later , and the vegetation around the bone was exclusively nettles ( breadth of root impressions is approximately 300 microns ) ; the root marks are shown in three increasing magnifications from top to bottom : A ×12 ; B ×15 , C ×75 . |
| 5 | He never played in a Test again and was to retire three years later . |
| 6 | It is set , after all , in a museum which is a perfect Periclean Ionic temple : but it is not a temple , not in Ionia , and was built 2,300 years after Pericles 's death . |
| 7 | the fact that the bereavement sum of £3,500 is arbitrary and was set five years ago . |
| 8 | May , who lives in Causewayhead with her husband Mike , joined us at Abbey Road as a clerkess and was promoted five years later . |
| 9 | It is not ‘ enjoyed ’ by all staff and was agreed three years ago and therefore we are only being awarded something which was already due . |
| 10 | ‘ Tactel ’ is the clothing range which is of particular importance in the sports and leisure area , and was introduced five years ago in skiwear . |