Example sentences of "year and [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " He plays 35 times a year and goes six weeks without seeing home . |
| 2 | Aware 's Belfast support group has been up and running for a year and helps people cope with a range of depressive illnesses . |
| 3 | The museum includes a library and archives documenting the reign of the Orléans-Bragança family ; it receives 300,000 visitors a year and plays a key role in the artistic and cultural life of Brazil . |
| 4 | It votes on policies for the ensuing year and elects a National Executive , which is also a board of directors , for CAMRA is a company limited by guarantee . |
| 5 | The same clay is used from year to year and takes about three hours to reconstitute by soaking in water and disinfectant . |
| 6 | Whether it 's petty cash , invoicing , or conference organising , 's your person ! has been at the maltings for just over a year and takes care of all those time consuming , but essential , administration services , appreciated by us all . |
| 7 | ( This percentage can vary from year to year and fluctuates from 5–30 per cent . ) |
| 8 | This costs £20 a year and enables two adults to get reductions off fares a third off First Class and Standard , a quarter of Savers and Supersavers . |
| 9 | The environmental pressure group calculates that the wasted energy costs £12 million a year and generates nearly 200,000 tonnes a year of extra carbon dioxide ( the primary greenhouse-effect gas ) from power stations . |
| 10 | The Conference remains our flagship event of the year and generates considerable media coverage . |
| 11 | Monami , 22 next month , has shown great promise over the past year and strikes the ball with an unbridled enthusiasm . |
| 12 | The NRA hopes to have the first standards in place by the end of this year and does not foresee any complications caused by the setting up of a single environment agency . |
| 13 | The World Ocean Circulation Experiment begins next year and extends to 1995 . |
| 14 | The company is looking , ideally , at an initial public offering next year and says it will expand upon its plans this June . |
| 15 | CAC produces around 15 000 tons of finished product each year and employs 750 people . |
| 16 | First up is tenor saxophonist and arranger Teddy Edwards 's bluesy and mainstream ‘ Mississippi Lad ’ ( Verve ‘ Gitanes Jazz ’ ) ; Edwards ( b. 1924 ) has worked as soloist and arranger with bands led by Red Callender , Benny Goodman , Milt Jackson and others ; but this is a sextet album recorded last year and features the vocal and guitar stylings of Tom Waits ( notably on the immensely moving Little Man ) , as well as drummer Billy Higgins and bassist Leroy Vinnegar . |
| 17 | That 's up a third on last year and represents an amazing reward for just 15 miles of special stage driving . |
| 18 | South Korea imported $600m of hardware and peripherals last last year and forecasts $670m this year , and a domestic mainframe project would help South Korea save $300m or so annually . |
| 19 | Tuberculosis strikes around two million children under 5 every year and kills 30,000 . |
| 20 | Myers estimates a rate of loss of species from tropical rain forest at 10000 a year and compares this to a major ‘ evolutionary spasm ’ , but unlike previous ones such as the end of the dinosaurs , the present phase has the plants as well as the animals in decline . |
| 21 | He uses around 100 cubic metres per year and estimates he has only saved about £10 each year because his house has a relatively low rateable value . |
| 22 | David Nicholas , Deal 's marketing director , says the company will be producing gears by the end of the year and plans to build up production to ½ million units a year within two years . |
| 23 | Zakopane , Poland 's leading mountain resort , is open throughout the year and offers lots of facilities for holidaymakers of all ages . |
| 24 | Advance with English provides plenty of material for a full teaching year and offers the foundation for most school-leaving examinations . |
| 25 | My husband had a stroke last year and needs peace and quiet . |
| 26 | Filho , like Osmiro and many Brazilians , fits several marathons into the year and seems to thrive on it , contrary to we Brits who counsel caution . |
| 27 | One of these , Guy Sainty , made no sales this year and believes the show 's imbalance is the reason why no expensive Old Master pictures were sold by anyone . |
| 28 | Membership costs £6.00 per year and runs from January to January . |
| 29 | Membership costs £8.00 per year and runs from January to January . |
| 30 | Steve Cram , Jarrow 's world mile record holder , has a valid qualifying time from last year and runs his first race at the distance this year in the Northern League at Leeds this Saturday . |