Example sentences of "but [prep] [adj] years [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Locomotives and the routes themselves have always attracted authors in profusion but in recent years that trend has been punctuated by some useful and illuminating titles on passenger and freight vehicles . |
| 2 | But in recent years some greylag geese have begun to stay over the winter , finding the large re-seeded fields to their liking . |
| 3 | The older Guide-posts stood several feet high for the be back , but in recent years those on the main roads have been considerably reduced in height for the convenience of motorists . |
| 4 | Now the thing that worries me is that the N R A and our linkage with them is I do n't think it 's early days for them and they have n't got the the power and the erm law behind them to enforce it as the way which I think most of us would like to think of have a erm erm an organization tha that can in fact start bringing the law in that if people fail to do what they say erm so that aspect I think I now Chris also mentioned this erm tilting in West Sussex and again that mentioned in the structure plan , because I six mill a year but in ten years that 's two and a half inches . |
| 5 | In March 1941 the drill was very simple but in later years all manner of complexities were necessary . |
| 6 | When recounting this incident in his published memoirs Lehmann added , ‘ But in later years these demonstrations became painful rather than exhilarating to take part in . ’ |
| 7 | To date approximately 100 GPs only have their practices computerised but within five years many of the remaining 7,900 will undoubtedly follow suit . |
| 8 | But within three years all that had gone as well . |
| 9 | These Regions have had a declared policy to extend their supply area with SCHEMES identified as Gas Gathering , Rural Gasification or Village Infill , but until recent years most infill work has tended to be carried out close to the gas supply area , with only occasional forays outside these localities . |
| 10 | Traditionally , local authorities have produced weighty financial reports but over recent years many have adopted much higher levels of aggregation with the consequent reduction in report size . |