Example sentences of "the [adj] years [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has as many centuries in the two-and-a-bit years that he has been England captain as he had in all his years in the ranks . |
| 2 | He has as many centuries in the two-and-a-bit years that he has been England captain as he had in all his years in the ranks . |
| 3 | There are so many compensations for everyone in the family during the teenage years that it is a grave mistake to look on the black side . |
| 4 | What is even more significant for wage profiles is that all of the figures quoted for average tenure are well below the 25–30 years that it takes to reach the peak of the earnings profile . |
| 5 | In the nineteen years that I have been in Parliament , I can not think of anyone , save for Enoch Powell , who has been a more powerful advocate of liberal economics than John Biffen . |
| 6 | According to Bernier , who regularly visited the fort over the six years that he spent in and around Delhi : |
| 7 | I 've never had a contract of employment in the six years that I 've been there but erm less than forty eight hours after all this happened every employee was issued with a contract of employment . |
| 8 | Pakistan also have strong support from ex-Test stars from other countries such as Australia 's respected former captain , Richie Benaud , who says : ‘ On the opening day of the final Cornhill Test I was privileged to witness some of the finest swing bowling in the 44 years that I 've been in the game . |
| 9 | We 've seen a very controlled and steady growth over the thirteen years that we 've been in business and I think as you can see there year on year we have consistently increased turnover and increased profitability . |
| 10 | a lot of it is er propaganda by the Conservative if , if they were gon na get it right , why could n't they get it right in the thirteen years that they 've been in power ? |
| 11 | During the three years that it has been accommodated at the Paris Exhibition Centre at Porte de Versailles — the original venue at CNIT having succumbed to the demolition expert 's hammer — the Salon Nautique has expanded by almost 20 per cent . |
| 12 | During most of the fourteen years that he was running his restaurant he found it necessary to supplement his earnings by articles , books — heaven knows how he found the time to write them — cookery classes , lectures and the television demonstrations which were the first of their kind . |
| 13 | But I would not be true to myself if I did not record my own thanks to all who serve on the Board for their hard and devoted work and at this time , to take a moment to thank the retiring vice convenor Bill for his work , his prayers , his support , his wisdom and his fellowship over the many years that he and I have served together . |
| 14 | The report could guide UK chemistry teaching into the 21st century , yet it allows children to be taught without atoms or molecules for eight of the 11 years that it covers . |
| 15 | It is as inadequate to argue , for example , that the PCF was simply the institutional terrain in which Nizan pursued a carefully orchestrated campaign of political and literary self-advancement and careerism , as it is to argue that for the majority of the ten years that he spent in the PCF Nizan remained unaware of the imperfections of Stalinist Soviet communism . |
| 16 | However , this sector of the Environment Services Division has expanded greatly in the ten years that it has been operating |
| 17 | In actual fact your Pete and Margaret have moved more , in the twelve years that they were married , I know they 've been married longer now , but when , th they been married twelve years and they moved four times , |
| 18 | During the twelve years that I 've been head teacher at this school I have waited for promised improvements at the crossroads , and in particular the Lane junction . |
| 19 | sorry can , can we get to the question again , want to see if I 've got it right , correct me if I 'm wrong , over the eighty schemes and the five years that you had put forward budgets for all , you had n't included a contingency fund element ? |
| 20 | It will make the five years that I served on the BUILD committee seem worthwhile . |
| 21 | In the fifteen years that I have been giving lectures on sleep and dreaming to many groups of sixth-formers as well as undergraduate students , I have , in fact , only once had a single positive response to this question . |
| 22 | The GP said that Peter had been to see her many times in the two years that he had been married , with small ailments that seemed to be stress-related . |
| 23 | I speak as an hon. Member who has served time on four such Bills during the four years that I have been in the House — the City of London ( Various Powers ) Bill , the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Bill , and the London Underground Bills Nos. 1 and 2 . |
| 24 | ‘ They are a breed that will enjoy a long walk and they are excellent car travellers — in the 34 years that I have owned them I have never known one to be car sick , ’ she added . |
| 25 | ‘ It was only in the last years that you knew us . ’ |