Example sentences of "year [conj] it [is] [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Paul Altmann of the Kidney Unit at the London Hospital in Whitechapel is reported as saying : ‘ It is when you are absorbing aluminium over many years that it is potentially damaging . |
| 2 | The latest flare-up between the two countries — following last summer 's ball-tampering claims and counter-claims — is a direct result of Graveney 's remarks following the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , when he said : ‘ They have been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 3 | After the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , Graveney , 65 , said of Pakistan : ‘ They 've been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 4 | It 's great doing a picture of Mozart 's Requiem at St Paul 's , but that 's only once a year and it 's simply recording something . |
| 5 | It 's great doing a picture of Mozart 's Requiem at St Paul 's , but that 's only once a year and it 's simply recording something . |
| 6 | The council will balance its budget this year but it 's only getting an increase of 6.5 per cent and it needs 8 per cent . |