Example sentences of "than [adj] years [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Even after more than fifty years they have not been fully appreciated by many philosophers , and are still the subject of much controversy . |
2 | Gavin Dalzell of Lesmahagow copied his machine in 1846 and passed on the details to so many people that for more than fifty years he was generally regarded as the inventor of the bicycle . |
3 | As a member for more than 35 years I well understand the reasons for it , but I am inclined to the view now that one impartial professional body would be a far better umbrella organization . |
4 | So after less than three years it was removed to Cleveland Lodge in Great Ayton which was the home of John Pease . |
5 | Apart from that there is no strong reason for one method rather than another although as the first year has lower production than later years it would be difficult in terms of wearing out to argue for the reducing balance method . |
6 | For more than sixty years my poor old liver and kidney — 1 now had only one — had struggled valiantly to act as a purification plant and sewage works . |
7 | For children older than 6 years they are asked if they can inhibit urination for an hour to teach bladder retention . |
8 | For more than 50 years I have nurtured what might be called an insatiable interest in China and the arts , crafts , and accomplishments of the Chinese people , the oldest extant civilization on earth . |
9 | After more than ten years he decided that it was time he retrieved some of the money , so from 1921 to 1923 he put the wages of his chauffeur on Arsenal 's expense account and in 1926 charged the club £125 for hiring , over two years , a motor car . |
10 | Cos Dave 's been out the country like ehm , well it 's just under ten years , and if he stays out longer than ten years he loose , he loose his citizenship . |
11 | Over more than ten years there have been negotiations between Kent County Council ( which originally intended to retain West Malling as a general aviation aerodrome ) and the local planning authority that intended to build all over it . |
12 | However , if this practice has persisted for more than twelve years it will have become what is known as a prescriptive right of way , and you will inherit it and not be able to do anything about it . |
13 | INCREDIBLY for a railway system that has served the nation for more than 150 years there is still a considerable amount of history either still serving or extant . |
14 | Hill ( 1987 ) reports that under unthinned Sitka spruce older than 15 years there is very little ground flora ; only bilberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus ) will persist . |
15 | Opposition groups are preparing to take on the Communist Party in Bulgaria 's first free elections for more than 40 years which are to be fixed by next May , but dissident leaders have called for a postponement . |
16 | For more than twenty years I 've been part of the furniture , a constant teatime companion . |
17 | For more than twenty years you have advised me to be cautious , to consider the full implications of my actions , but now , suddenly , you counsel me to rashness . ’ |
18 | For more than thirty years he was president of the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol . |
19 | For more than thirty years I have been fighting for them . |
20 | For more than four years he rented a luxury flat near his home at a cost of £385 a week and showered her with expensive gifts . |
21 | They can be sacked If it 's less than two years they 've been working , they can be sacked at a weeks notice or whatever it is . |
22 | Even if you are working or have been away from the University for more than two years you can still have Current Vacancies mailed to you for a small charge . |
23 | I have been here for more than two years I have lectured them . |
24 | In other cases the prisoner will know only that it is 20 years or more , although if he asks and if it is no more than 20 years he will , as I understand it , be given that information . |
25 | For more than 20 years she worked as a physio-therapist in the elderly care sector . |