Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chicago Police Department used Sunday 's US Cup game between USA and Germany as a trial run for next year 's games . |
| 2 | Thus in RW Green Ltd v Cade Bros Farms [ 1978 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 602 , a clause in a contract used for many years , with the approval of bodies representing both sides , was held to be reasonable . |
| 3 | Conditions of work were not pleasant ; landowners tried to get their estates cultivated by indentured labourers who had come out under a contract to work for some years for the man who paid for the journey or anyone to whom he sold the right to command their services . |
| 4 | Erm , we have a programme developing for next year , which we will discuss with your offices , to ensure that we use the time that we validated to your audit er , in an effective , efficient and economic manner . |
| 5 | The federal government of the United States of America embodies a separation of powers between the executive ( which is headed by a President elected for four years , at present a Republican ) , the legislative branch ( Congress , which comprises a Senate of 100 members and a House of Representatives of 435 members , both of which are at present controlled by the Democratic Party ) and the judicial branch ( headed by the Supreme Court ) . |
| 6 | The federal government of the United States of America embodies a separation of powers between the executive , headed by a President elected for four years , the legislative branch , Congress , which comprises the Senate ( with 100 members who sit for six years , one-third being elected every two years ) and the House of Representatives ( with 435 members elected every two years ) , and the judicial branch , headed by the Supreme Court . |
| 7 | Copyright in a work lasts for fifty years from the end of the calendar year in which its author or composer dies . |
| 8 | The Judge said , " You may not be hanged for your crime , you must be sentenced to seven years to his Majesty 's colonies in Virginia , where your bond will be purchased , and you will work as a purchaser directs for seven years in Virginia . " |
| 9 | Most of the events classified as severe could be interpreted as involving some kind of loss or threat of loss : finding out about a husband 's unfaithfulness , a life-threatening illness to someone close , or redundancy from a job held for many years . |
| 10 | Each year , the group offers the choice of a variable-rate Tessa and an account with a rate fixed for one year . |
| 11 | Ray and Alan , who took it up only two years ago , use a method practised for 150 years . |
| 12 | A BRITON jailed for eight years in Iraq after being seized by border guards on the frontier with Kuwait has been named as Simon Dunn , 23 . |
| 13 | Insignia declines to comment on whether it has licensed Windows source code , though one Insignia insider said the company has had a Windows license for two years . |
| 14 | The brother of a man jailed for seven years in Baghdad has offered to keep him company , or even change places . |
| 15 | Then he put through a bill to suspend for five years the Seven Hours Act , which had restricted maximum daily hours for the coal industry since 1919 , following the Eight Hours Act of 1908 . |
| 16 | PAMELA Gregory gets help from son Benjamin when she does her limbering up exercises before going on a training run for this year 's London Marathon on April 12th . |
| 17 | The coach has served as a garden shed for many years at Clunbury in Shropshire and consequently is in poor condition and minus its running gear . |
| 18 | It was n't a lot to show for twenty-five years of living and breathing , but at least she was alive . |
| 19 | a painting lost for thirty years renders the room yours . |
| 20 | An MNP must have at least one partner who is a solicitor admitted for three years or ( if the firm does no litigation or advocacy in England and Wales ) an RFL qualified in his or her own jurisdiction for three years — see Practice Rules 13(1) ( a ) below . |
| 21 | An RB must have at least one director who is a solicitor admitted for three years or ( if the RB does no litigation or advocacy in England and Wales ) an RFL qualified in his or her own jurisdiction for three years — see Practice Rule 13(1) ( a ) and ( 5 ) ( a ) above . |
| 22 | PARTIES try to win elections with on-the-hoof policies they hope will forge a polling-day bond with an electorate ignored for five years . |