Example sentences of "in [adj] [adv] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Introduced in 1875 following seven years of political and social instability , this regime brought a generation of political peace based upon the dominance of big landowners , especially the landlords of Castile and the ‘ latifundists ’ of Andalusia . |
| 2 | Ascarids , or large roundworms , are very common in young horses , but do not seem to appear in those over five years old . |
| 3 | Duodenal ulcer is still a common disease and despite recent advances in the understanding of its mechanisms mortality from this disorder is increasing , especially in those over 65 years . |
| 4 | It was just as well because the back boiler in the kitchen split in two about fifteen years ago and I have n't been able to light a fire in the grate since . |
| 5 | Nor are all assessments entirely reliable : Brooke Priory in Rutland owned goods valued at £52 and had no serious debts when it was dissolved in 1536 yet fourteen years earlier it had been assessed at a mere £13 6s 8d . |