Example sentences of "in [adv] [adj] years have " in BNC.
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| 1 | He worked closely , and made friends with , several leaders of English-speaking Africa and in more recent years had nurtured similar relationships in Angola and Mozambique . |
| 2 | The ‘ superstore ’ Failed to prove a viable proposition and it subsequently became a workshop for a specialist firm of motorcar body builders used by Rolls Royce cars , and only in more recent years has that business ceased and the premises redeveloped as office accommodation . |
| 3 | A development in more recent years has been the recognition that some ‘ staff ’ management has become highly specialised in areas of work which form a fundamental part of line management , eg. in the fields of industrial relations and capital expenditure . |
| 4 | Only in more recent years have our dietary habits changed . |
| 5 | He was the first man in nearly twenty years to have a full-face mug-shot on the cover of Surfer . |
| 6 | Longer life for the individual has probably brought some gains to the community , although perhaps less than is often believed ; yet improvements in longevity in very recent years have been small and the prospects of further improvements do not , at the moment , appear very promising . |