Example sentences of "which took [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , therefore , of particular significance to Lafayette as this new range , which took one year to develop , is launched into the market place . |
| 2 | If tests are successful , inventors Integrated Surgical Systems , which took six years to develop Robodoc , will apply for clinical trials throughout America . |
| 3 | This adage was true in the days when pears were grafted onto a miscellany of vigorous rootstocks , which encouraged the growth of great , large trees which took many years before they settled down to cropping . |
| 4 | If managers say that they gain their vision and their pragmatic skill informally and from diverse sources , if they see their own development as something which took many years and came from a wide range of contexts , it is unlikely that a short-term substitute can be found which will fit into either the narrow limits of brief in-service training courses , year-long secondments or part-time study in higher education . |
| 5 | It is hoped 200,000 Carinas will be made next year at the site , which took three years to complete . |
| 6 | It is hoped 200,000 Carinas will be made next year at the site , which took three years to complete . |
| 7 | The scheme , which took three years to devise , is now used in decisions about staff promotion , and since its introduction the average ratings for staff members have improved . |
| 8 | This involved substantial investment to clear the sites , provide rail lines to move the coal , sink shafts ( which took three years , on average ) , provide housing , and recruit miners ( Waller , 1983 , p. 17ff . ) . |
| 9 | Here , as well as an engine house and other works , is Mandale Sough , a drainage channel one mile long which took twenty-three years to dig . |
| 10 | Germany 's bishops were in exile when Bismarck , in 1879 , began to consider a restoration of relations with the Papacy , a process which took several years ( see also below , p. 220 ) . |
| 11 | Von Wilckens also discusses the famous tapestries of Paris and Flanders — among them the commission of Ludwig I for 600 square metres illustrating the Apocalypse , which took seven years to complete . |