Example sentences of "years [adv] [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He played for Shropshire and Herefordshire boys and was in the same team as Sandy Lyle ; many years later they met in the final of the 1987 Suntory World Matchplay Championship and Woosnam became the first British winner . |
| 2 | After the execution of Majorian , Ricimer appointed Severus as emperor ; four years later he agreed to the elevation of Anthemius , but in 472 he had Anthemius executed and replaced him with Olybrius . |
| 3 | Six years later he transferred to the Alma where he was so heavily into Methodism that he led those that had congregated in the bar to church . |
| 4 | Payments terminated on 31 May 1753 , but evidently no ill feeling marred the end of Miller 's contract as a few years later he dedicated to the Duke the beautiful Figures of Plants ( 2 vols. ) which had been published in parts from 1755–60 . |
| 5 | He was wounded at the siege of Leith in 1560 and nine years later he stood against the northern rising , subsequently advising on the defence of the northern border . |
| 6 | Three years later he switched to the Daily Mirror ; he was still based in Yorkshire , covering the local beat . |
| 7 | ‘ I know some are n't well off , but a hundred years ago they starved on the streets . ’ |
| 8 | Three years ago they worked round the clock to clear several inches of the stuff . |
| 9 | Erm a number of years ago we read in the paper that the Farnsfield borehole was being updated and |
| 10 | Two years ago we reported on the seismic survey work being carried out in the Solent to determine if oil drilling there would be profitable . |
| 11 | Louise erm , two years ago we meet at the seven four seven for Bangkok air New York , we were in . |
| 12 | Later , Margaret stopped playing for a few years so she could concentrate on squash but three years ago she returned to the sport and now plays outside hitter for the Balerno team . |
| 13 | A number of years ago she worked in the social services department of Cleveland county council . |
| 14 | The Sultan spent £58,000 on a birthday party for his 11-year-old daughter at Claridges in London and when his eldest , Prince Billah , turned 15 two years ago he celebrated at the world 's biggest palace , worth £250,000 , in a gold covered carriage . |
| 15 | Just a few years ago he complained about the exact opposite — that the provisions for the community charge in Scotland were in a separate Bill from those for England and Wales . |
| 16 | A few years ago you wrote about the merits of sarkandas reed as a waggler material . |
| 17 | Eleven years ago I wrote to the then President of our Institute making the case for expanding the role of the Institute . |
| 18 | Some years ago I protested against the latter which , in my view , vitiates nearly all research in the so-called ‘ science ’ of sociology . |
| 19 | Many years ago I came across the card in the Doll Museum in Wrexham and I 've been on the lookout for it every since . ’ |
| 20 | Two years ago I got through the guilt obstacle . |
| 21 | That was , that was what the crew were getting four pound a week and course my father that time he done away with a cabin boy so I had to do more or less two jobs , see if I were n't working on deck I 'd go down and clean the cabins and that 's how , that 's how we kept the money going course then after a few years when they got to the finish about nineteen thirty one then the harbourmaster turned round and he ruc reduced our wages five shillings a week , so we were getting three pound fifteen a week . |
| 22 | I had been in constant pain , since my accident , for nearly two years when I stumbled across the Alexander Technique . |
| 23 | Alford Grammar school also had a hand in the education of Captain John Smith before he went to Louth and Thomas Paine , famous for abolishing slavery in Pennsylvania and for his written works , in particular ‘ The Rights of Man ’ , lived here for several years when he worked at the Excise Office . |
| 24 | Mike Mahoney , Newcastle 's director of rugby , set the target of promotion to Division One in three years when he moved into the Kingston Park hot seat . |