Example sentences of "[adj] years [coord] [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was to hold this position for the next thirty-one years and must therefore be regarded as a founding father of the organization which later became known as MI5 . |
| 2 | He 's lived with her for six years but can only describe her job vaguely , as ‘ something in administration ’ . |
| 3 | Sir : I am writing first to congratulate you all on an excellent magazine , I have been reading Computer magazines for the last 10 years and can honestly say that Practical PC is the most informative and enjoyable one to date . |
| 4 | The child learns this during the pre-school years and will also start to eat for comfort . |
| 5 | Although difficult to date he believes the trackway to have been in existence for at least 2,000 years and may well pre-date Roman times . |
| 6 | It will be paid in full for a period of three years and will then be reduced by one-third each year over the subsequent three years . |
| 7 | The machines have useful lives estimated at three years and will then be sold for £100 each . |
| 8 | Discount levels are determined according to aggregate purchases over three years and will apparently be policed every four months . |
| 9 | Pegasus have won the shield twice in the last three years and will now play for the White Cup in the All Ireland play-offs late next month . |
| 10 | These are accumulated over many years and may vigorously colour the way we respond to all kinds of situations today . |
| 11 | ( Compare X , Y and Z in fig i ) — In some the progression is very rapid while in others it takes very many years and may only be triggered by an acute personal crisis such as retirement or when the children leave home ( the " empty nest syndrome " ) . |
| 12 | ‘ He has coached me for many years and will certainly do so again , ’ admitted Gooch . |
| 13 | Achieving this independence will often have taken many years and will certainly have involved a great deal of effort . |
| 14 | Let us begin by trying to understand the rationale for the system ; after all , it has been used for many years and must presumably have had some point to it . |
| 15 | But officials insist that Poland 's national telephone company , PTTP , will be protected only for a few more years and will then be left to go bankrupt if it can not compete against privately owned network operators . |
| 16 | This could last several years and might eventually lead to more talks to determine the final status of the occupied territories . |
| 17 | Two of his former colleagues , Tony Keady and Pete Finnerty , have fallen victim to the passing years and can no longer command first team places . |
| 18 | Two of his former colleagues , Tony Keady and Pete Finnerty , have fallen victim to the passing years and can no longer command first team places . |
| 19 | He said that planning permission for a new pit would take two years and would normally involve a public inquiry . |
| 20 | They expect to be in Japan for two years and will thus be eligible to play for Suntori in the national championship next season . |
| 21 | Because his sentences run concurrently he could be free in two years and will almost certainly be free in a little over four years . |
| 22 | He remained in post for four years and can thus be considered Russia 's first permanent diplomatic representative ; and though he had no successor until 1688 there was continuous Russian representation in the Polish capital from that time on . |
| 23 | Atomic power stations to be built in areas of outstanding natural beauty in Britain will have an initial life of only 20 years and will then be left derelict , the president of the Ramblers Association tells members in South Durham and North Yorkshire at their annual meeting in Darlington . |
| 24 | Rothmans are to put over £100,000 into the county over the next seven years and will also be title sponsors of the opening home match , the Sunday League game against Lancashire at Durham University on April 19 . |