Example sentences of "years ' [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | McCann , in which the Court of Appeal reduced the sentence for a relatively minor burglary by an offender who had only one distant previous conviction , from two years ' imprisonment to nine months . |
| 2 | New York became conditioned to skyscrapers which were torn down after a few years ' life to be replaced by newer skyscrapers . |
| 3 | In 1902–6 he had four adventurous years ' attachment to the King 's African Rifles , serving up-country in Kenya , where he discovered a new species ( Hylochaeros meinertzhageni , the giant forest hog ) . |
| 4 | Bob , who is director of the Indonesian joint venture , brought more than 25 years ' experience to his session on the development of LNG in Indonesia , while Paul , manager of strategic planning , and John , finance manager for the Indonesian Region , gave comprehensive presentations of the key financial issues . |
| 5 | Theodora 's tone was so gentle , so unemphatic , almost deferential — the tone of a deacon of four years ' experience to a senior cleric of thirty years — that it took the edge off her words . |
| 6 | The second rule assisting employees is the provision contained in the legislation entitling any employee of at least two years ' standing to a written statement of reasons for dismissal . |
| 7 | Forty-five people were honoured of whom six had each given over 50 years ' service to the church . |
| 8 | At mid-day on Tuesday 15 October last year a small group of friends met in Michael Parry 's office to celebrate the Secretary 's 25 years ' service to the University . |
| 9 | After twenty years ' exposure to religious scrutiny , if deemed worthy and untarnished , this votive tablet would be transferred to the Reclusiam itself . |
| 10 | When this risk is compared to other cancer risks , it is found that the lifelong risk from passive smoking is more than 100 times higher than the estimated effect of 20 years ' exposure to chrysotile asbestos normally found in asbestos-containing buildings [ 5 ] . |
| 11 | Twenty-six officers were sentenced to death , three peers , including Derwentwater , were executed ; of the rank and file 700 were sentenced to seven years ' transportation to the West Indies . |
| 12 | The final stage is two years ' apprenticeship to an established solicitor , known as articles of clerkship , which can be regarded as the clinical stage of training during which the skills of managing an office , interviewing clients , writing letters , instructing counsel and handling client money are learned . |
| 13 | His move into stockbroking at the age of 21 followed two years ' training to be a chartered accountant which by his own admission he did n't enjoy . |
| 14 | This means , for example , that , given the current spot yields , the market is expecting the yield on a one-year bond maturing in three years ' time to be 11.92 per cent . |