Example sentences of "year ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , for one glorious day , millions were able to ‘ take action ’ and assuage a whole year 's guilt in one go , by writing a cheque , phoning in a credit card number , or trotting along to the local collection point with cash . |
| 2 | Erm I 've given a zero for all the effects because they of money erm if it i if , if this idea works well then we consider that growth next year as well but to be prudent wh why did n't you justify the service environment rule , to be prudent , erm , I , I have assumed that will be a proper effect and therefore I 'm not assume the potential of next year 's base budget . |
| 3 | A woman co-accused with Winnie Mandela in last year 's kidnap and assault trial was said to have disappeared mysteriously yesterday from her Soweto home . |
| 4 | A report from last year 's Category 3 winner , The National Stepfamily Association , was highly commended for its ‘ striking ’ green and white cartoon cover . |
| 5 | THIS year 's flu forecasters got it right . |
| 6 | DANCE / Scatty , logical humour : Judith Mackrell reviews the Groupe Emile Dubois at the Queen Elizabeth Hall , opening this year 's Dance Umbrella |
| 7 | ‘ A lot better than last year 's dance ’ |
| 8 | The Front draws its core support from the one-third of whites who opposed Mr de Klerk in last year 's referendum on reform . |
| 9 | Given one week 's pay due for each whole year 's service from 22nd birthday to 41st birthday . |
| 10 | Given 1½ weeks ' pay due for each whole year 's service from 41st birthday to retirement . |
| 11 | Most other recession victims , myself included , are only entitled to statutory redundancy based on one week 's pay for each year 's service . |
| 12 | On the directions of the new heir to a £50 million fortune , I was to receive the state minimum of one week 's redundancy pay for each year 's service . |
| 13 | John Chope , retired this year at the age of 65 — after 52 year 's service with the RNLI . |
| 14 | Retiring after ten years with the company was Joe Lofthouse , while the six others each had over forty year 's service demonstrating a tremendous loyalty . |
| 15 | Mima Graham , who has been with the company for 18 years and Graeme Brown , with 4 year 's service . |
| 16 | For last year 's service we drew up a plan and then wrote a personal letter from the laity group to all the Churches , emphasising how much we believed in the power of praying together for Unity . |
| 17 | Provided they have at least one year 's service with the University by the expected date of birth , or have at any time been eligible to receive full-rate Statutory Maternity Pay or were at any stage entitled to the benefits of a previous employer 's paid maternity leave scheme , women are eligible for 18 weeks maternity leave on full pay , followed by up to 22 weeks unpaid maternity leave . |
| 18 | Provided that they have at least one year 's service with the University by the expected date of birth , women are eligible for 18 weeks maternity leave on full pay , followed by up to 22 weeks unpaid maternity leave . |
| 19 | Women with less than one year 's service are eligible to apply for unpaid maternity leave . |
| 20 | Basque pelota looks like being this year 's corker as it involves catching a tennis ball in a fruit bowl and throwing it at a wall ( below left ) . |
| 21 | Bulls argue there are increasing signs that America 's manufacturers may be pulling out of last year 's recession , when the whole economy kept growing only because of the dominant service industries . |
| 22 | The full extent of the taxpayer 's liability over atomic energy has been flushed into the open because of accounting changes demanded by City analysts in the run-up to next year 's electricity privatisation . |
| 23 | GAME players still reeling from this year 's wealth of super graphics and intricate formats had better recharge their batteries now — 1993 is going to be even more of a challenge . |
| 24 | He smelled of last year 's sweat . |
| 25 | It was at last year 's parade that Elham gave him the idea when she said : ‘ I wish I could enjoy what I am experiencing here , but back in my mind there are too many innocent children left with no hopes and no future . |
| 26 | Result : even worse defeat , culminating in the degradation of last year 's 60-pointer by Australia and the shenanigans that followed at the post-match dinner . |
| 27 | But while it does so McEnroe is in the process of repeating last year 's slaughter . |
| 28 | Sh she was it the week , the new year 's weekend ? |
| 29 | SO GRIPPING is this summer 's Test series that last year 's battle royal is undeservedly threatened with being forgotten too soon . |
| 30 | This year 's battle of the budget is generating more anguish than any for years , John Major 's cabinet now realize what a parliamentary mess December might turn into with week-long debates on both the Queen 's speech and the budget to pack in , and worse to come in the spring , a budget combining taxes with public spending seemed a good idea at the time Norman Lamont announced it , but with November the thirtieth just a month away the political down-side is appearing , of course with a fifty billion pound deficit in the Government 's accounts this years spending round would have been hard pounding anyhow , but the usual noisy haggle over the available cash among departments is now amplified by posses of Tory backbenchers trying to head off this or that tax increase , and there 's an incentive to keep that up right through the finance bill after Christmas , since most new taxes would not come in until April . |