Example sentences of "year and it is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have been pushing for more effective action from the NIO for years and it is utter nonsense to say otherwise , ’ he said . |
| 2 | The number of non-party political members of principal councils has declined steadily in recent years and it is usual in the large towns and cities for the authority to be governed by one or more of the political parties acting on a group basis . |
| 3 | Because you can never go back to yesterday , if you came in last year or five years ago , ten years ago or longer , some of you have been in the truth for many , many years and it is nearer now than it ever was when you first came along and joined Jehovah 's people and as it says the night is well along and if any of us have ever worked on the night shift , I think we 're all well aware are n't we that when the night is well along and |
| 4 | Annabelle 's family have owned their furniture shop for over 100 years and it is easy to see why they are a success if you have had the privilege of actually working for them , as I have . |
| 5 | ‘ We have been plunging them into boiling water for years and it is ridiculous to say we are being cruel . |
| 6 | ‘ Mr Taylor has completed ignored the fact that Catholics have been under the jackboot of the IRA and loyalists for over 20 years and it is ridiculous to say that they have not been living in fear . ’ |
| 7 | Indeed , hundreds have successfully completed modules over recent years and it is evident that the National Certificate 's flexibility is as viable in prisons as in any other centre . |
| 8 | By and large , the first three factors can be discounted for the inter-war years and it is clear that the most important factor was the decline in birth rate . |
| 9 | The debate over what has become known as ‘ blindsight ’ has become very heated in recent years and it is difficult to see which side is correct . |
| 10 | There are no more than about 300 complaints to the Lay Observer each year and it is rare for the Lay Observer to criticize The Law Society 's handling of a complaint . |