Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] [det] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of the old historians of this County take notice of this Chantry , not even Mr Lambarde , who lived some years in the Bishops ' Palace here . |
| 2 | It only remains for me to thank everyone who made this year both a pleasure and a challenge for me . |
| 3 | In the face of recessionary gloom , Potton 's have just had their two most successful years ; in 1990 they sold 250 units , but those who built that year made the original commitment — such as finding land and seeking planning permission — several years earlier . |
| 4 | In addition to these sort of dreams of tomorrow 's world , we also need to have dreams of tomorrow 's social conditions : the needs and requirements of the young people who are making their way in industry today , as opposed to those of us who joined many years ago . |
| 5 | But , since William Henry Payne set up his own practice in London in 1892 , there have been Paynes all the way down the line — including two sons , a grandson ( the current senior partner ) and a great grandson — another William — who joined this year . |
| 6 | The IVL report was based on a sample of 1,854 students , or one in 14 of the 14,000 who graduated this year . |
| 7 | The IVL report was based on a sample of 1,854 students , or one in 14 of the 14,000 who graduated this year . |
| 8 | of Gillhouse Farm , Zeal Monachorum , is a rare breed enthusiast who bred this year 's champion Berkshire pig at the Devon County Show , she is exporting three large Blacks , ( two gilts and a boar ) and one Chester boar to a pig breeder in Port Stanley . |
| 9 | The John Motum Plate was named in recognition of the current assistant treasurer of the RFU who spent many years as general secretary of Colchester . |
| 10 | Coming as it does from a historian who spent many years as a professional diplomatic officer , this judgment must command respect . |
| 11 | Achieving a personal style became his ultimate photographic ambition , and under the influence of Josef Herman , a Polish photographer who spent many years in Wales documenting the lives of the coal miners , he paid his first visit to The National Gallery , where he gazed at the Old Masters and eventually formed what he called ‘ a concept of total image ’ . |
| 12 | I understand that my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian ( Mr. Eadie ) , who spent many years on both sides of the Dispatch Box defending the interests of the nation and the British mining industry , pointed that out in his speech . |
| 13 | Solid , unsensational book written by a black New York sociologist who spent several years with Hispanic and black teenage cocaine dealers . |
| 14 | She cites one example of a man who spent several years living in his parents-in-law 's house but still had little to do with them afterwards ; another where a man had helped to nurse his father-in-law through an illness , but when that was over had as little contact with him as he had before ( Cornwell , 1984 , p. 89 ) . |
| 15 | Those who enjoyed this year 's ‘ Summer Outing ’ thank her for her hospitality . |
| 16 | I 'm sure all of those who attended this year 's rally will join me in a sincere vote of thanks to Mick and Julie Turrell . |
| 17 | Those of you who attended this year 's day given by seemed to have gained a lot from it , so what else would you like ? |
| 18 | So , somewhat in the footsteps of the pursuers of Colonel Fawcett , who disappeared many years ago into the jungles of South America , I set out after my man , who had slipped away , sadly and silently , back into the dark continent and seemingly into history . |
| 19 | He is the son of Sir Charles Baskerville 's younger brother , who died some years ago . |
| 20 | Users who bought this year can get a $800 upgrade . |
| 21 | SEAN YATES , the Briton who won this year 's Tour of Belgium , tested positive for steroids during the race , his lawyer said yesterday . |
| 22 | Australian John Fahey , who won this year 's Pacific League and also received a special award for having competed in 100 World Cup qualifiers , went into third place in the speed warm-up with a rousing gallop of Tony Barlow Sorrento . |
| 23 | … his wretched father , who had each year sunk lower and lower in the underworld , had been a gentleman once , a man who had been familiar with good manners and had been educated in the customs of good breeding . |
| 24 | It was a very moving and challenging address , culminating in the acknowledgement that one person who underwent many years in Communist prisons , suffering hardships in mind and body was his own father . |
| 25 | The employees interviewed in the 30 banks all have the responsibility for making lending decisions to small business customers , but in only a few cases were those branch managers as such , because generally the role of dealing with the small business customer is delegated to executives such as the specialised Enterprise Manager , or the Small Business Manager , all of whom had several years ' experience . |