Example sentences of "two years ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | However , when these two years ' figures are compared with those of previous years , it becomes obvious that the crackdown was introduced as a result of a particularly bad year for accidents . |
2 | ‘ He thinks I can manage the first two years ' bills at Dickie 's new school , but after that I 'll be cleaned out , so God alone knows what 'll happen . |
3 | Almost two years ' preparations culminated with a magnificent floral display , a beating the retreat ceremony and thanksgiving services , along with an opera , performed in the grounds of the old abbey . |
4 | And if you really wanted to blow two years ' wages for a working man , then you could spend $185 on a Style 4 Tri-Plate with full ‘ Chrysanthemum ’ engraving on front , sides and back . |
5 | There was the war horse to be thought of : a fine animal might be worth the value of a small lordship or , put differently , in the mid-fifteenth century a charger could cost a French man-at-arms the equivalent of anything from six months ' to two years ' wages . |
6 | To receive the full benefit of the policy , therefore , it must be held to maturity , particularly since the first two years ' premiums are largely taken up in charges . |