Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the last [num] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's me been putting sugar in his Ovaltine for the last fifty years . |
| 2 | SINBAD has been cleaning the windows in Channel 4 's Brookside since 1984 , although he has only been on a regular contract for the last two years . |
| 3 | The current account had been in deficit for the last 17 years and by late 1990 constituted around 7 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) . |
| 4 | They are DEVOTED to each other — she 's seeing a toy boy and he 's had a mistress for the last fourteen years |
| 5 | The Rev Leslie Gready was led from the Friday morning service to the grounds of St Cuthbert 's Church , Darlington , where he has been vicar for the last ten years . |
| 6 | Andrew 's wife , Abi , a former production manager , has been a freelance photographer for the last five years . |
| 7 | Mrs Simmons , a photographer for the last 15 years , also achieved one of two merits from the BIPP for a photograph of the Cornmill centre in Darlington . |
| 8 | Firstly , he has been involved with the team as a test driver for the last two years ' development of the incredibly successful active-ride suspension system which powered Mansell to the world title . |
| 9 | It is here that Duval-Leroy , supplier of Sainsbury 's Champagne for the last 14 years , has its headquarters . |
| 10 | ‘ I have been a car park season ticket holder for the last five years , during which the cost has risen from about 20 pence to £150 per day . ’ |
| 11 | But the terms of funding for the last two years of the programme remain uncertain . |
| 12 | On the other hand despite the increase in funding during the last forty years , the UK spending on health as a proportion of national income is lower than that in most West European countries and considerably lower than in the USA ( see Figure 7.1 ) . |
| 13 | Her father has been an elder of the kirk for the last twenty years . |
| 14 | It has been argued that in Britain , on every major social issue that has come before the courts during the last thirty years , the judges have supported ‘ the conventional , established and settled interest [ and ] have reacted strongly against challenges to those interests ’ ( Griffith , 1991 , p. 325 ) . |
| 15 | It was a thank you to the 70 maintenance crew who have serviced the planes at the base for the last 22 years . |
| 16 | Mr Young , 77 , who directed the James Bond movies Dr No and From Russia With Love , has lived in Cannes for the last 20 years . |
| 17 | I 've had the same look for the last 7–8 years and during that time I 've put on some weight . |
| 18 | The acknowledged leader in modern first editions , which have been greatly in vogue for the last two years . |
| 19 | He was a lawyer who had not seen the Shah for the last twenty years . |
| 20 | ‘ And of course Julius has lived like an absolute monk for the last four years , ’ Jessamy threw back at her angrily . |
| 21 | The PACE Day Centre near Aylesbury has been using the technique for the last 3 years , but it could all be over in the next couple of days . |
| 22 | Horst Klosterkemper , chairman of the relevant committee but probably better known as the man who made the European Team Championships in Dusseldorf such a success , acknowledges that the event — without sponsor prize money for the last two years — has lost some of its gloss . |
| 23 | Oral history can be a means of helping pupils to build up a meaningful framework of chronology for the last 80 years . |
| 24 | Radio-carbon or C14 dating was first applied in 1949 and together with other evidence now provides the chronology for the last 50,000 years and may be extended to 75,000 years . |
| 25 | A NEW seam of Welsh gold — used for every Royal wedding ring for the last 70 years — has been found at a mine near Dolgellau . |
| 26 | Printers and typesetting houses have been embracing new methods for the last 15 years or so and now rely entirely upon them . |
| 27 | That 's what has happened in world football for the last 10 years and we 've just started doing it . |
| 28 | The image of the disastrous goalkeeper has haunted Scottish football for the last 30 years . |
| 29 | Colonel John Wilson has given the club immense service , having been President for the last 10 years immediately following 23 years as Match Secretary . |
| 30 | Another significant factor has been the instrumental ‘ explosion ’ which has affected all schools during the last forty years . |