Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] ago [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than six years ago Bank of Ireland advertised for school leavers with a high level of secondary education who were intelligent , energetic , ambitious and possessing of a high level of social skills . |
| 2 | One hundred and fifty years ago Daguerre in Paris and Talbot in London announced the invention of photographs . |
| 3 | Two or three years ago signs of such vulnerability would have attracted lots of predators , from home and abroad . |
| 4 | Whether he has any greater success in mounting a rebellion against Mr Heath 's former political secretary , Mr Hurd , than Mr Powell had against the former Prime Minister 17 years ago remains to be seen . |
| 5 | Ten years ago director of Specialised Housing Inc David Wazansky was a social worker and director of clinical services at Dynamic Action Residents Enterprise Inc , a voluntary agency involved with fostering and housing for children and adults . |
| 6 | Here we go again I thought ! ’ — ROGER BIDGOOD ( Newport centre ) on being given his first cap after losing his original chance five years ago thanks to bad weather . |
| 7 | Just over 60 years ago nuns from the same convent left Britain to be instrumental in providing the first Carmelite presence in South Africa . |
| 8 | Marine fossils from the Tethys Ocean , a sea that existed 250 million years ago southeast of the Eurasian land mass , were found in the terrane . |
| 9 | 20 years ago PEOPLE in Darlington could choose between learning the Language of Love on screen on the ABC or asking When Did You Last See My Mother ? ( ‘ a stimulating and imaginative modern play ’ ) at the Civic . |