Example sentences of "in the years [Wh adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Though the available data on the contribution record of workers from different socio-economic groups is inadequate in several ways , it can be justifiably claimed that members of the lower socio-economic groups are more likely than members of the higher socio-economic groups to be among the non-qualifiers and , in the years when they existed , to be receiving lower-earnings-related benefits .
2 In the years when they first turned professional , Mr Leo and Ms Libra were practically inseparable .
3 The Minister can not duck the fact that , even in the years when he had some money from the Chief Secretary to dispose on our arts and cultural life , he deliberately chose not to unfreeze the purchase grants of the galleries .
4 If he finds it amusing that he did not unfreeze acquisition grants even in the years when he had the money to do so , he is in a bad way .
5 As a result , environmental study is virtually neglected in the curriculum in the years when it could be most meaningful and most beneficial , especially to school leavers .
6 That was in the sixties , in the years when it was safe for a small girl child to play unsupervised in a public playground , even in her underwear ; all anyone had to fear was that she might catch cold .
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