Example sentences of "year [pers pn] [vb base] [be] working " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wrote ‘ During the past two years I have been working ( with Mr Wilmott 's co-operation ) towards the publication of a Flora of the ‘ Outer Islands ’ , concerning which there is a considerable scattered literature , but no comprehensive publication . |
| 2 | For the past 10 years we 've been working on synthesising the chemical ; now we 're trying to see if the European Yew will provide the starter material for producing anti-cancer activity . |
| 3 | Over the past few years we have been working on such an account , and in this paper we focus on the implications of this account for a central tenet of the mental models approach : that the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of the context for the interpretation of the current sentence or clause . |
| 4 | ‘ For the past five years we have been working hard to turn the London International Book Fair into a major event in the publishing calendar , rather than just another exhibition , and I think this year we managed to achieve that aim , ’ reflected LIBF director Brian Bradford at the end of the 22nd fair . |
| 5 | Because of our experience at Scone Park and in many other projects in the twelve years we have been working with young offenders , we , along with the other children 's charities , oppose the government 's proposals on persistent young offenders . |
| 6 | They can be sacked If it 's less than two years they 've been working , they can be sacked at a weeks notice or whatever it is . |