Example sentences of "in a [adj] year [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a final year paper you just put a line through that and say , that does n't answer the question . |
| 2 | Steers ( 1953 ) has quoted examples from the east coast : in Holderness in a thirty-seven year period towards the end of the last century the average loss from the coast was a strip 65 m ( 215 ft ) wide , or an average annual loss of about 1.75 m ( 6 ft ) , while the district suffering the most severe erosion lost 82 m ( 273 ft ) in the same period . |
| 3 | Then , and in a New Year message to the Soviet people , Thatcher praised Gorbachev for his role in the democratization of Eastern Europe . |
| 4 | In a New Year message to the King , published in Rabat , the Moroccan capital , on Jan. 4 , French President François Mitterrand expressed his " deepest gratitude " for the brothers ' release , but on French television on Jan. 5 the Minister-Delegate for Humanitarian Action , Bernard Kouchner , described the affair as " scandalous " and " revolting " . |
| 5 | Jiang Zemin in a New Year address in Beijing on Feb. 4 had urged people to " accelerate the pace of reform " , to " make explorations boldly " and to " further emancipate our minds " by changing work styles and avoiding formalism . |
| 6 | ‘ If there is anything that will be the theme for Courtaulds in 1993 it will be ‘ costs matter ’ , ’ he told Courtauld News in a New Year interview . |
| 7 | CHANCELLOR Norman Lamont yesterday quashed speculation that he will be swapping jobs in a New Year cabinet reshuffle . |
| 8 | You know if it 's a once in a hundred years event , is it worthwhile providing all the backup equipment you 've got , for all the stations that you 've got . |
| 9 | On the assumption that they would continue to fall at the same rate as in the first half of the decade , it was estimated that the population would be only one tenth of its size in a hundred years time . |
| 10 | Erm but er I learnt to write a fair hand , erm without too many flourishes , which er because I was always told that somebody might be looking at this in a hundred years time , or more . |
| 11 | prisons , being regarded by most planners and politicians as ‘ non-productive ’ ( short-sighted a view as this may be ) , did not until very recently achieve even token inclusion in a Five Year Plan , and this came only after a lengthy battle by individuals within the Ministries of Home Affairs and Welfare to include a meaningful package for development in the correctional field . |
| 12 | In a 30 year span , electrification has come and gone . |
| 13 | The UK 's Department of Trade and Industry is investing £5.75m in a three year initiative aimed at promoting awareness of neural computing techniques among British companies . |
| 14 | On the 14th of February 1826 Knott and Taylor partnered in a 21 year lease ( from the Rt . |
| 15 | He says that in a few years gas will become expensive , and coal will be waiting in the wings as a cheap form of energy . |
| 16 | In a few years time the two German states could be virtually a single economic area . |
| 17 | It is most unlikely that a mother or father looking at a new-born child will be saying : — ‘ We have here a potential villain , who could , in a few years time be getting a living by robbery , violence or some other criminal activity . |
| 18 | This is the cheaper option , but it may leave you stuck with single glazing and a recurrence of your existing maintenance problems in a few years time . |
| 19 | It 's safe to say that in a few years time they will be playing Las Vegas . ’ |
| 20 | He might , in a few years time , become one but who knows . |
| 21 | ‘ Supplies of suitable coal in the future can not be guaranteed and unless the current experiments with oil firing are successful then it is likely that steam operation on S.M.R. may have to be abandoned in a few years time . |
| 22 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 23 | In a few years time the fundholders may have very little room to manoeuvre but will still have to cope with the burden of administering their fund . |
| 24 | That contrasts with what some policies will lead to in a few years time if we are going to have complete closure of some long stay hospitalS . |
| 25 | I know it 's my fault she 's here , I suppose in a few years time I 'll wish I 'd been here , but now I want to be out enjoying myself . |
| 26 | Realistically , it is hard enough to speculate on how multimedia will have developed in a few years time without looking as far ahead as the beginning of the next century . |
| 27 | This particular defence was optional in the EC Product Liability Directive but has been adopted in the United Kingdom ; it seems sensible because standards of safety change over time and what might seem perfectly acceptable now might be considered grossly unsafe in a few years time . |
| 28 | He 'll be out in a few years time . |
| 29 | She said : ‘ We talked about marriage and Kirk said he did n't want to get married , maybe in a few years time . |
| 30 | In a few years time . |