Example sentences of "[noun] during the [num ord] [num] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | Less than 25 have been completed and the latest plan aims to finish only 26 projects during the next two years . |
| 4 | This will be done with the full cooperation of C3 Division of the Home Office , the Lord Chancellor 's Department and the Crown Prosecution Service all of whom have agreed to grant access to the relevant documentation in relation to cases during the first five years of the Act 's operation . |
| 5 | ‘ He smelt the cigarette smoke and I was fired , typical of my luck during the first 30 years of my life , ’ recalls Caine , 59 . |
| 6 | The rate of ozone depletion in the Antarctic has slowed in the past few years , but the researchers say that their model predicts " a return to more rapid depletion during the next four years as the solar minimum is approached . " |
| 7 | Another significant factor has been the instrumental ‘ explosion ’ which has affected all schools during the last forty years . |
| 8 | £500 of this was sent to Cafod for the ‘ Street Children of Brazil ’ which has been our main recipient during the last two years . |
| 9 | But , hysteria apart , these trips opened my eyes to a new world of music and beauty , of which there had n't , of necessity , been a great deal during the last six years . |
| 10 | Oh , she knew she had learned a great deal during the last two years ; she also knew that a good part of herself was happy , mostly , she thought , because she had come to like Mrs Aggie and living in her house . |
| 11 | 8–12 There have been extensive improvements going on in Jura during the last two years . |
| 12 | Of the composers of Redford 's own generation , two of the greatest Christopher Tye ( c. 1500–1573 ) and John Taverner ( c. 1490–1545 ) — are represented by only one piece each , although Taverner 's ‘ In nomine ’ was the progenitor of a whole species of English music for keyboard , lute , or instrumental ensemble during the next hundred years and more . |
| 13 | A major player in the Middle East market over the last 45 years , Wimpey has experience a resurgence in workload during the last two years , with over £100 million of contracts awarded in the building , civil engineering and oil sectors . |
| 14 | On jobs , its almost certain there will be further losses during the next two years , but bear in mind that when I asked for SVS volunteers last September more than 230 people applied . |
| 15 | Since 1961 , it has happened 17 times in 31 seasons , or over half : a remarkable proportion given the economic imbalance that has developed already within English football during the last 31 years . |
| 16 | He wondered whether she had taken a lover during the last five years . |
| 17 | They will apply to fourth and fifth-formers , aimed at providing the pupils with more choice and flexibility during the last two years before they can leave school . |
| 18 | As in this family , there is some migration of young people from the rural areas to the towns of Northern Ireland but this movement is less than it has been in Scotland or England during the last 40 years . |
| 19 | At York he was able to write a weighty book , From Gore to Temple , which traced changes in Christian thought in England during the last eighty years . |
| 20 | He continued to paint and write poetry from time to time but he was now a professional and energetic film director , turning out twenty documentaries during the next eleven years . |
| 21 | Pulse arrival times have been recorded by Taylor and his colleagues over extended periods during the last 15 years . |
| 22 | But while Anselm was engaged in these researches , another definition of liberty was emerging , chiefly in the circle of Gregory VII , which was destined to have growing influence during the next hundred years and beyond . |
| 23 | March 7th was one of the most momentous days in British sport during the last 50 years and , when our English team achieved the first back-to-back Grand Slam in almost 70 years , we are snatched away to watch highlights of Scotland v France . |
| 24 | Twelve patients underwent intestinal resection during the first two years of follow up . |
| 25 | Also getting a lot of media attention was the National Study of Childhood Cancer , which is going to look at a number of background environmental factors in all children 's cancers during the next five years . |
| 26 | you have passed a UK driving test during the last 2 years ; or |
| 27 | 9.14 Compensation on vacating Any statutory right of the Tenant to claim compensation from the Landlord on vacating the Premises shall be excluded to the extent that the law allows Basically , the landlord can deny the tenant statutory compensation ( currently the rateable value of the premises ) if there has been a change of ownership during the last five years of the term prior to its expiration and the assignee is not a successor to the business of the assignor . |
| 28 | ( iii ) Discussion should bring out examples of words and expressions which tend to undergo very rapid change in use or meaning — eg terms of approbation ( wicked , brill ) ; differences in the use and meanings of words as used by pupils , their parents and grandparents — eg wireless , radio , tranny , receiver ; and new words that have become part of the English vocabulary during the last 50 years or so , eg computer , astronaut , macho . |
| 29 | An excellent example of international cooperation is provided by IGCP Project 158B devoted to the study of lakes and mires in the temperate zone ( Berglund , 1983 ) and to the collation of detailed information that facilitates the development of generalizations about trends in vegetation change and hence in climate during the last 15,000 years . |
| 30 | Some of the consequences for this group include over 120 spontaneous leukaemias during the next 50 years and an increased risk of genetic disorders in future generations ( Anspaugh et al. , 1988 ) . |