Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] 20 years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dunvant , whose ground was opened by Swansea nearly 20 years ago , at least had the satisfaction of holding their own after the interval . |
| 2 | A CHURCH of England rector appeared in court yesterday accused of indecently assaulting a young girl nearly 20 years ago . |
| 3 | Joseph Wolf , the eminent artist who worked for Gould about 20 years later , had his own thoughts on the matter . |
| 4 | When he started ‘ writing in earnest ’ , after the war when he also joined a club for the hard of hearing which had a great effect on his life , he at first concentrated on prose , turning to the medium of poetry about 20 years later . |
| 5 | The figures assume that the loan is to be repaid using equal annual instalments over 20 years and interest is charged at 10 per cent of the reducing balance . |
| 6 | Øster wrote in the introduction to his paper that the publication of Gairdner 's article nearly 20 years earlier seemed to have made no significant impression on clinical practice . |
| 7 | Poecillopsis gracilis — The Porthole Livebearer which is common at this location was Pat and Derek 's first wild livebearer species which they bought from a local aquarium shop about 20 years ago . |
| 8 | Otters ' became extinct on the Thames about 20 years ago . |
| 9 | Microwave ovens have come a long way since they first appeared in our kitchens about 20 years ago , but how do you know which type will suit your style of cooking ? |
| 10 | I expect you know that Joan was killed in a road accident over 20 years ago , not long after the death of her husband . |
| 11 | An additional problem is that the most heavily used motorways are being designed to carry 100 million standard axles over 20 years . |
| 12 | By examining the coverage of the war over 20 years , Mr Wyatt convincingly disputes this view . |
| 13 | The subscription was 5/- a year if paid in one sum or 1/6 a quarter but all persons under 20 years of age one shilling quarterly , for which they received a signed ticket of admission and also had the privilege of introducing a lady to the free lectures , the members themselves were admitted ( at half price ) to lectures where a charge was made . |
| 14 | Both are proteges of Dr Henry Kissinger , who began the US rapprochement with China nearly 20 years ago . |
| 15 | Frances Millary was introduced to Medau by Marjorie Worgan in Sussex about 20 years ago . |
| 16 | A new house , costing let us say £480 ( higher than the national average cost of houses being built in 1937 , then £427 ) , could therefore be purchased for a deposit of £24 , with repayments of 13s 6d per week over 20 years . |
| 17 | The RAF was thought to be responsible for 32 murders over 20 years , the most recent being that in April 1991 of Detlev Rohwedder , head of the Treuhand privatization agency [ see p. 38155 ] . |
| 18 | Her bid to stop the clock led her to marry a man nearly 20 years her junior and to have a child at 46 . |
| 19 | Angela bought it for £6 about 20 years ago and restored it herself . |
| 20 | Moreover , both these leaders served immensely long political apprenticeships before finally winning independence ; Jinnah was at the forefront of Indian politics for nearly 40 years before he got his Pakistan ; Nehru was hailed as the Crown prince of Indian nationalism over 20 years before he was able to keep his tryst with destiny . |
| 21 | Somerville 's appeal last year for every graduate at some stage of her life to give £400 brought a surge of contributions totalling £60,000 — some giving deposited covenants for the whole amount and some spreading their contribution in annual covenants over 20 years . |
| 22 | It is the first practical way of introducing ‘ road pricing , ’ a concept recommended by a committee under the late Professor Reuben Smeed nearly 20 years ago . |
| 23 | We attach importance to environmental considerations and the House will be aware that there have already been , I think , four public inquiries into the project over 20 years . |
| 24 | Klein reviewed the so-called controlled trials of drugs in IBS over 20 years and found them all flawed . |
| 25 | ‘ It will require a sustained effort over 20 years to get our manufacturing base back to the levels we want to see . ’ |
| 26 | Pacific Telesis Group Inc expects to report a net loss for full year 1993 after estimated charges of $2,000m related to accounting changes and other restructuring and disposition reserves : the accounting change on future retiree health benefits will reduce first quarter pre-tax profit by $2,600m and first quarter net by $1,600m , and an accounting change on post-employment benefits , such as long-term disability and workers ' compensation , will reduce first quarter net by $151m ; it will also establish reserves that will lower net profit by about $260m — some $210m of this is related to the recent decision to dispose of its property portfolio over the next three to five years , the balance to withdrawal from or restructuring of cable and equipment businesses , and costs following spin-off of the cellular operation ; its Pacific Bell subsidiary will recognise employee benefits liability over 20 years , consistent with a decision by the California Public Utilities Commission . |
| 27 | There is speculation about new political initiatives , each one a triumph of hope over 20 years ' experience . |
| 28 | In 1961 28 per cent of first-time marriages involved teenage brides ( women under 20 years ) whereas there were only 14 per cent in 1986 . |
| 29 | In 1985 in England and Wales there were 797000 conceptions of which 15 per cent were to women under 20 years old . |
| 30 | His Lordship only resigned his membership of Lurgan about 20 years ago to make room , he said , for a younger golfer . |