Example sentences of "done [prep] [art] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | In attempting to deflect opinion from the disappointments of the previous winter and the lack of prospect of an early end of the war and to revamp morale through blaming others for Germany 's misfortunes — much as he had done in the years before 1933 — Hitler had lifted a corner of the veil of the ‘ Führer myth ’ and revealed a glimpse of the arbitrary , dictatorial , and irrational way he responded to the first reverses he and the nation had had to suffer . |
| 2 | Farming thrives as it has done down the years and now with the swallows come the caravans to the clifftop with people in search of sea , sand and serenity . |
| 3 | Eve looked out of the window down the town , standing as she must often have done over the years . |
| 4 | After the door shut behind him , she sat looking at it , wondering what she would have done over the years without him . |
| 5 | We do appreciate you Steffi , for everything you have done over the years and for that special week in Brighton . |
| 6 | The rest would have understood the warning , and the plot , whatever its form , would have fizzled out , as so many had done over the years . |
| 7 | Please do not be concerned about measuring how much NI has done over the years ; it is not easy to quantify the awareness , understanding and other benefits your publication has brought to the children of the Third World . |
| 8 | Quite recently the Environmental Department has become semi-autonomous with Russell Jones as its Chief Environmental Health Officer and we know the good work which Russell has done over the years . |
| 9 | No , I do n't get bored at all with it , er because snooker is not er like American pool , where you go out there with a stick and just knock balls all over the table ; snooker is snooker , and the name of snooker is to play this , you know , this game of chess on the green baize , and er that 's what , you see this is where Davis has been so good for so long , a ) he 's a supreme professional , he once apologised for only practising for two hours on Christmas Day rather than four , er and if you look at Davis ' score sheets and his matches , which I 've done over the years , you 'll see a lot of breaks of around sort of fifty five , sixty , sixty five , and then he stops , he plays the safety shot and says to his opponent ‘ okay , your turn ’ , plays the percentage game , the occasional knock in the very big ones , but that 's why he 's won so much , because he thinks it out so well , and knows the averages , knows the percentages and plays the game that way . |