Example sentences of "the [det] [prep] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lender of last resort facilities are provided through direct loans to the banking sector , or by purchasing Treasury bills or commercial bills ( mainly the latter in recent years ) from the banking system . |
| 2 | The basic framework of society in Mesopotamia remained the same for 2,000 years or more , but at different times Sumerians , Babylonians , and Assyrians were dominant and the order of society was far less static than in Egypt . |
| 3 | We 've thrown in lots of youngsters but really the players ’ budget has basically been the same for five years , ’ he said . |
| 4 | The latest issue of the Government 's annual Social Trends shows that while the level of rail travel has remained much the same for 30 years , car travel has increased fourfold . |
| 5 | Erwin even questions whether there is room for the mainframe in this scenario — ‘ If the mainframe 's price-performance relationship is the same in five years as it is now , it does n't stand a chance ’ . |
| 6 | How many SSDs will be able to say the same in five years ' time ? |
| 7 | HEARD in a City tavern last night : ‘ I expect my husband to be just the same in 20 years time as he is now . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The most of seven years . ’ |