Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the [adj] five years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andrew 's wife , Abi , a former production manager , has been a freelance photographer for the last five years . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 3 | It is estimated that a modest increase from the present 1.8% , to 2% of total institutional expenditure , would enable us to maintain the services at their present level for the next five years . |
| 4 | Their G P Felix Lusman had been using a faulty technique for the past five years . |
| 5 | The implication of any figure , indeed the County Council 's figure for the last five years of the structure plan , could be characterized as putting the brakes on so hard , that the passengers all fall off the train . |
| 6 | He wondered whether she had taken a lover during the last five years . |
| 7 | Whereas in the 6th edition the re-written §246 dismisses the above as ‘ all my experience permitted me to say at the time … and that his research of the previous five years had wholly solved the difficulties of repetition . |
| 8 | Since oil still accounts for over 25% of foreign exchange earnings and some 65% of total revenue the effect of the past five years has been almost cataclysmic . |
| 9 | –This is the fourth annual report which I have presented to the Village Association in the last five years and it is for me the most pleasing , not because I am standing down as chairman but because I feel that it is the most positive report that I have been able to give . |
| 10 | ‘ This is the fourth annual report which I have presented to the Village Association in the last five years and it is for me the most pleasing , not because I am standing down as chairman but because I feel that it is the most positive report that I have been able to give . |
| 11 | We get the following result in the first five years ( Pius first ) : 1963 , 28–63 ; 1964 , 53–36 ; 1965 , 30–43 ; 1966 , 31–34 ; 1967 , 22–35 . |
| 12 | I 've seen her in about one programme in the last five years |
| 13 | The bill was the textile lobby 's third attempt within the last five years to mandate trade restrictions . |
| 14 | Devon is always a happy hunting ground for Pipe , who has saddled twice as many winners as any other trainer in the last five years here . |
| 15 | Devon is always a happy hunting ground for Pipe , who has saddled twice as many winners as any other trainer in the last five years here . |
| 16 | I met the management of Trent Buses , which operates in a very competitive , deregulated environment , and I am glad to say that its investment programme over the past five years has been impressive . |
| 17 | Mr Major wants to ensure that his drive to improve public services is translated into a practical programme over the next five years . |
| 18 | In September 1989 a draft law was presented which aimed to facilitate a large-scale privatization programme over the next five years . |
| 19 | Ecotech-approved alternatives to other products in the PC range will be introduced in a rolling programme over the next five years . |
| 20 | This year 's profits will be used to help fund a record £1.5billion programme of investment over the next five years to cope with what is described as ‘ a phenomenal ’ growth in mail . |
| 21 | Last year , the government announced it would receive a $20 thousand million investment over the next five years , including private sector funds . |
| 22 | The fact that France had already received the lion 's share of new European component investment over the previous five years was beside the point . |
| 23 | Many of those interviewed said their job had changed beyond recognition over the past five years and were providing more personal care at the expense of domestic help . |
| 24 | The policy has been the cornerstone of China 's efforts to revive state industry over the past five years . |
| 25 | A report by Friends of the Earth ( FoE ) has attacked government plans for the expansion of the gas industry over the next five years . |
| 26 | I began by noting that in 1987 building societies were at the forefront of financial sector reporting , but the influence , in particular , of the EC has narrowed the gap over the past five years , so that the rules applicable to banks ( The Companies Act 1985 ( Bank Accounts ) Regulations 1991 ) and building societies ( the 1992 regulations ) are now very much in line . |
| 27 | Next year the EC has to make a budget plan for the following five years . |
| 28 | ‘ Expanding Emporio is the most important aspect of my business plan for the next five years , ’ says the maestro , confidently plotting his way to a bright future as less resilient designers wring their hands or close shop . |
| 29 | Now make the changes to your success image and to your plan for the next five years . |
| 30 | The course has helped Pauline with such issues as marketing and cash flow and she already has drawn up a business plan for the next five years — confirming that she too has no plans to return to full-time employment . |