Example sentences of "in [adj] years [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arthritic and near blind , he found he was also suffering from cancer and in human years would have been aged around 90 . |
| 2 | And the fact that he seemed to accept the failure of his play , which in previous years would have depressed and unnerved him , is further evidence that he was now a more sanguine man . |
| 3 | But Kinnear believes his team 's experience at clawing their way out of trouble in previous years will serve them well in their latest survival struggle . |
| 4 | One of the most significant trends in recent years may prove to be the growth of religious consciousness in the West . |
| 5 | The NRA believes that the small numbers of migratory fish which have returned to the Tees in recent years will continue to increase as pollution levels fall . |