Example sentences of "in its [adj] years of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the first time in its 500 years of activity that the volcano has claimed lives . |
| 2 | THE SOVIET Foreign Minister , Eduard Shevardnadze , arrives in Nicaragua today , the highest-ranking Moscow official to visit the country in its 10 years of revolutionary rule . |
| 3 | In its two years of existence , Charterail has tried to demonstrate that the railways could be used not only for bulk freight such as coal , aggregates and steel , but were also flexible enough to shift fast-selling consumer goods efficiently . |
| 4 | Ken Lucas , the honorary secretary described the achievements of the Society in its three years of existence , our monthly meetings , our quarterly Journal , the restoration of the platform at Horderley , the commencement of work on the Glenburrell bridge ( suspended for the nonce because of other commitments ) , the acquisition of the GWR coach from Clunbury , and the negotiations over the proposed acquisition of the goods van at Eaton . |
| 5 | The New Zealand Forest Corporation had been highly successful in its three years of operation . |
| 6 | In the event , it produced fewer than 26,000 in its seven years of manufacturing life , between 1970 and 1977 . |
| 7 | The Houston-Tenneco Marathon has never paid a penny of ‘ start money ’ in its 19 years of existence . |