Example sentences of "in [adj] years [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe that in 100 years people will look back on the middle of the twentieth century as a nightmare period when mankind suddenly discovered the means to destroy itself , and was seriously considering using this as a preferable alternative to reconciling differing political views . |
| 2 | The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book , Arbeau , Frescobaldi , Froberger — in those years people suddenly realized that there had been music before 1700 . ’ |
| 3 | An oil company has just started exploratory drilling in the west of the region.If they find enough oil and gas , production on a commercial scale could begin in five years time.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 4 | In recent years deer have arrived . |
| 5 | In recent years M.P.s have made use of this privilege to make defamatory allegations . |
| 6 | In recent years people have become increasingly aware of the foods they consume — not just from restaurants , but from supermarkets as well . |
| 7 | In recent years people have been asking : does the post need to be filled or can reorganisation be used to distribute the work among existing staff ? |
| 8 | In recent years people have found it increasingly difficult to accept the conventional doctrines of Christianity , but a visionary like Julian penetrates the cerebral crust of the religious experience , which has little to do with logic and reason , to reach its core . |