Example sentences of "years [coord] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is also a General People 's Congress , consisting of 700 elected and 300 appointed members , which meets every two years and is elected every four years . |
| 2 | The allowance is paid for 4 years and is based upon bus fares . |
| 3 | Such an event normally takes us to Dartmoor or Exmoor , has run on the same basis for the last few years and is planned to the last minute — so why the meeting ? |
| 4 | While the Prime Minister immediately offered the use of British military camps in West Germany to help cope with the current surge of refugees , her Foreign Secretary , Mr Douglas Hurd , promised East Germany the kind of practical help in creating a more market-orientated economy which Britain has given Poland — some £25 million of ‘ Know How ’ funds over 25 years and is pledged to give to ex-Communist Hungary . |
| 5 | Maria Elena Aparicio was sentenced to seven years and is believed to be held in a women 's prison in Havana . |
| 6 | The buzzard population in the province has been growing over the last few years and is believed to currently stand at 650 . |
| 7 | Ian has worked with Douglas Reyburn for two years and is employed as a service operator in the Twisting & Reeling Departments . |
| 8 | Andrew has worked at the factory for six years and is employed as a yarn storeman . |
| 9 | Next on the ladder is an offence which carries a maximum of 14 years and is perpetrated where the defendant , in committing a sexual assault , carries , uses or threatens to use a real or imitation weapon or threatens to cause bodily harm to a person other than the complainant or is a party to the offence with any other person . |
| 10 | The stop has been in position for many years and is provided for within the parking arrangements and controls within the area . |
| 11 | He went on to become leading trainer in Madras for eighteen years and is set to retire to his property in Cheshire , which is fenced by the running rail from Castle Irwell , Manchester 's racecourse . |
| 12 | Rio de Janeiro has suffered several outbreaks of dengue in the past four years and is expected to be hit hardest by the new epidemic . |
| 13 | The majority will receive the ‘ Operation Enterprise ’ pack which has been used for a number of years and is known to the movement . |
| 14 | Jan Zindel has worked with the Netherlands Christian Radio Association ( NCRV ) for more than 30 years and is committed to the development of media skills , particularly broadcasting , in Third World countries . |