Example sentences of "year [conj] was a " in BNC.

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1 A spokesman for Turning Point said that Mrs Page-Alucard had worked for the the charity for three years and was a very experienced and valuable worker .
2 Casey had been one of the most prominent Irish bishops for 23 years and was a well-known campaigner for the poor in Ireland and the Third World .
3 Miss Barber told the court she had worked at Champion Spark Plugs for 16 years and was a close friend of Paula 's .
4 Miss Barber told the court she had worked at Champion Spark Plugs for 16 years and was a close friend of Paula 's .
5 Permission for building would be given only if the occupier of a new house would live in it for at least six months per year and was a person employed or to be employed locally .
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