Example sentences of "almost a year [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After almost a year of dispute , mass picketing began in June 1977 . |
| 2 | French attempts to relieve the pressure failed , and on 4 August 1347 , after almost a year of blockade by both land and sea , Calais fell to Edward III . |
| 3 | In May 1949 , after almost a year of crisis , Stalin conceded defeat and reopened land access to the city . |
| 4 | Again , there was a slight hiccup when the entire Leyland Class 155 fleet were withdrawn for almost a year with door troubles ; they opened while the train was running . |
| 5 | Himself a farmer , almost for 30 years an MP , now with almost a year as minister under his belt , Sir Hector was his usual affable self , seldom referring to his backing group of Scottish Office specialists . |
| 6 | Matiba , a former Cabinet minister , had left Kenya after almost a year in detention [ see p. 37603 for his arrest in July 1990 ] . |
| 7 | BJORN BORG who , at 36 , is still contemplating a return to Grand Slam tournaments , faces Olivier Delaitre , of France — ranked 44th in the world — when he plays his first official men 's singles match for almost a year in Nice tomorrow . |
| 8 | ‘ El-Gama'a el-Islamiya asserts that the blood of Ahmed Zaki and his men , who have avenged the blood of tens of militants spilled over almost a year in Egypt , will not dry until the blood of revenge flows , ’ the militants said in a statement . |
| 9 | Altogether Russell had served almost a year in remand and been found Not Guilty on both of his charges . |
| 10 | It was almost a year before Farr 's was rebuilt and my father worked at his forge in the open air right through the winter . |