Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] [det] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mildred lay in a glum heap under the blankets with the cat purring like a lawn-mower on her pillow , trying to think if there was any possible advantage in another year with Miss Hardbroom at the helm , but there was n't . |
| 2 | This changed when a specific part of each year 's public expenditure at central government level was identified and earmarked for in-service education . |
| 3 | By the early 1980s the combined effect of several years of high interest rates , tight centrally-imposed borrowing limits and progressive sharp falls in the level of revenue expenditure borne by block grant , were placing increasingly onerous burdens on ratepayers . |
| 4 | He also served as Secretary of WACC 's African Regional Association for some years . |
| 5 | In 1747 the postmaster of Stirling was one of the magistrates , Bailie Maiben , and it was made clear enough that his job was at stake in the political contest of that year , for Sir Peter Halkett of Pitfirrane , one of the candidates seeking to represent the district in parliament , complained to Lord Milton that the bailie |
| 6 | Dr Paul Altmann of the Kidney Unit at the London Hospital in Whitechapel is reported as saying : ‘ It is when you are absorbing aluminium over many years that it is potentially damaging . |
| 7 | Both breweries are now up-to-date and efficient plants , and it can be assumed that neither will require extensive re-investment for some years yet . |
| 8 | Courtaulds and Nippon , who have enjoyed a good working relationship in the marine field for many years , see many mutual benefits from the joint venture . |
| 9 | At the centre there are a handful who hold important roles at the Cliburn , and those who always have the calm look of those who have taken on difficult jobs and remain , despite myriad new crises , absolutely in control : Susan Tilley , chairman of the board of the Van Cliburn Foundation ; Mildred Fender , the social chairman for this year 's competition ; Richard Rodzinski , director of the foundation ; and John Giordano , chairman of the jury . |
| 10 | The Soviet film ‘ A Piebald Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea ’ received the Ecumenical Award at this year 's Moscow Film Festival , which is held every two years . |
| 11 | But it also triggered outrage in Europe that there would be no British decision for another year . |
| 12 | I was the manager in the old branch for many years ’ . |
| 13 | Unquestionably , the loss of his father was felt as a grievous blow for many years after the event . |
| 14 | It has been the most exciting election for many years , with the issues exhaustively exposed , and the result hanging in the balance until the end . |
| 15 | Not surprisingly , he saw the news of the Club and course as a good story and they were given generous coverage for many years . |
| 16 | Arnold Wilcox-Wood , manager of Clayton Square , says : ‘ We are expecting a high response to this year 's award . |
| 17 | But er , because we were , see we , I always had a uphill struggle for many years , so that it was n't er , tell you the truth I did n't erm devote much time towards the children , it is their own effort really that er they did very well . |
| 18 | According to Danas ( 9 September 1986 ) , in 1985 the number of persons subject to this tax was a little over 13,000 ( compared with about 9 million persons in employment or self-employment in that year ) , and the tax raised was about 1 3 billion dinars ( compared with a total gross public revenue in that year of 3,736 billion dinars ) . |
| 19 | Intermagnetics , of Santa Monica , California , has been a well-known name in magnetic tape for several years . |
| 20 | Sainsbury 's have been baking french bread for many years . |
| 21 | On 8 July 1843 , following this episode , the Museum trustees at Panizzi 's request ordered that Harris in future sign any leaf he restored with the formula ‘ This is by J. H. ’ ; other signatures used on facsimiles include ‘ F. S. J. H. ’ , ‘ by H ’ , and ‘ J. H. ’ Harris 's unsigned work is often difficult to distinguish from an original , and his minute signature is sometimes overlooked , as when the British Museum for many years reproduced as genuine a signed Harris facsimile of the printer 's device of William Caxton [ q.v . ] . |
| 22 | ‘ As Emporio spreads and grows , I will concentrate more on doing a few limited pieces for the special clients who buy my signature line , ’ he smiles , betraying a special fondness for those who grudge no expense for a new take on a shoulder-line , a fresh twist to this year 's lapel that simply can not be copied in a less fluid fabric at a lower price . |
| 23 | Western currency , which had a mystical aura for many years , has suddenly become the ordinary , everyday legal tender . |
| 24 | The government 's thinking was further developed in The School Curriculum ( 1981 ) , which was clearly seen as the culminating point of several years of public discussion . |
| 25 | Since federal expenditure on administration was only 48 billion dinars , expenditure on this item by all other agencies appears to have been 355 billion dinars , or about 3.8 per cent of adjusted social product in that year . |
| 26 | These obligations may be negotiated on a reciprocal basis over many years , building up a commitment between specific family members ( Finch , 1987c ) . |
| 27 | We round off our German theme of this year 's Festival in welcoming back the mezzo-soprano Aylish Kerrigan with her accompanist Andreas Kerstein . |
| 28 | We can guess that Trevor Nunn will take creative advantage of that connection , which is extremely apt , by coincidence , for the German theme in this year 's Festival . |
| 29 | Er in Belgium of course in eighteen thirty erm a nationalist revolt broke out in response really to the French revolution of that year . |
| 30 | Earlier in 1959 , Yulo Tsering had been given a life sentence for taking part in the Tibetan revolution of that year . |