Example sentences of "[adv] [num] years [conj] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | β cell function and insulin sensitivity are expressed as centile groups defined relative to a non-diabetic population aged below 35 years and weighing less than 115% of ideal weight . |
| 2 | In the first case a woman is seeking compensation for the death in 1962 of her 10-month-old daughter from leukaemia ; the girl 's father worked as a fitter at Sellafield for nearly 30 years and has since also died of cancer . |
| 3 | John and Ann Searancke have lived at Chequers for nearly twenty years and have continually improved the property — their care and love of the house shows . |
| 4 | I have carried my own personal tapes and cassettes in NO SMOKING carriages for nearly 20 years and have never had a problem . |
| 5 | The late Basil Rocke was Senior Art Adviser to the West Riding of Yorkshire for nearly 20 years and contributed greatly to the new attitude to the teaching of art in the schools . |
| 6 | The Wolfies have been around for almost ten years but have never made any major dents on the charts . |
| 7 | ‘ It is something which has gone on in this force for almost two years but has now reached epidemic proportions and something has to be done , ’ he declared . |
| 8 | I only did this because I know the outlet where I purchased the fish from has its own excellent quarantine facilities and I have used this shop for over 10 years and have never had any trouble with fish purchased from there . |
| 9 | The loan was to be repayable by 80 half-yearly instalments spread over 40 years but became immediately repayable if the mortgagor should sell the equity of redemption . |