Example sentences of "[adj] years ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amid the tumult of Tiananmen Square , the end of 30 years ' estrangement between the world 's great Communist powers went almost forgotten . |
| 2 | Because HAI was in its infancy , in every job he filled during the first few years he had an American opposite number , sometimes with 30 years ' experience of the industry . |
| 3 | Mr de Bellaigue has 30 years ' experience as an investment analyst , much of it spent following the publishing and printing sectors , on which he was a regular contributor to The Bookseller . |
| 4 | Rather it is a calm , thoroughly documented and well-illustrated report drawn from Oxfam 's 30 years ' experience of working in Southern Africa . |
| 5 | Mrs Craig was welcomed as a member of the Leaders ' Meeting in March 1963 and has given 30 years ' service as secretary of the Women 's Fellowship . |
| 6 | Mr Barritt had been planning to retire from the executive of Bryson House , formerly known as Belfast Voluntary Welfare Society , next week after 30 years ' service . |
| 7 | Yet judging from the book , the case material lacks an essential element of realism , in spite of 30 years ' development and three editions . |
| 8 | After more than 30 years ' work at Wharram Percy , it is possible to give a general account of what happened on the site , and , in view of the detailed work there , this may have implications for studies elsewhere . |
| 9 | Another member of the García Meza administration in 1980-81 , Col. Luis Arce Gómez , was on March 22 sentenced to 30 years ' imprisonment by a court in Miami on two drug-trafficking charges ( for conclusion of trial on Jan. 9 , see p. 37958 ) . |
| 10 | The two others , Daniel Santovenia Fernández and Pedro de la Caridad Alvárez Pedroso , had their sentences commuted to 30 years ' imprisonment . |
| 11 | Col. Guillermo Alfredo Benavides Moreno and Lt. Yusshui René Mendoza were each sentenced to 30 years ' imprisonment in late January for planning and carrying out the murder of six Jesuit priests , their housekeeper and her daughter in November 1989 . |
| 12 | On Dec. 8 Gen. Iván Jiménez Sánchez , the Defence Minister , announced that 240 people , both military personnel and civilians , would be tried for taking part in the coup attempt and would face penalties of up to 30 years ' imprisonment . |
| 13 | The spread of owner occupation means that , in 30 years ' time , between 70% and 90% of households are likely to inherit a property . |
| 14 | Industrialists have to market their new products without knowing what will happen in 30 years ' time , although accelerated weathering or ageing tests may give some idea . |
| 15 | I do not know the latest medical prognosis of how long he will live , but perhaps he is hoping not to be around in 30 years ' time when the papers become available . |
| 16 | This book is dedicated to his 30 years ' research in the area , and he has contributed an interesting first chapter on his reminiscences . |
| 17 | On this particular issue , the evidence of over 30 years ' research is before them and there is no lack of evidence to hide behind . |
| 18 | I WAS impressed by Billy McKenna 's powerful article , ‘ Pushing up the daffodils in Brazil ’ and horrified — even as an Amnesty International member of some years ' standing — to read of the brutality meted out to Antonio Gilvan da Cruz and others . |
| 19 | My name is Mr , I am an ordinary shareholder of some years ' standing . |
| 20 | I was merely a naval officer , with some years ' experience in intelligence , and two languages . |
| 21 | " Thirty-six years ' abstinence is more than moderation , Gordon . " |
| 22 | The longest determinate prison sentence ever upheld by English courts was the sentence of forty-five years ' imprisonment in the case of Hindawi ( 1988 ) , a man who sent his pregnant girlfriend on a flight with a bag which contained a bomb timed to destroy the aircraft and its 350 passengers in mid-flight . |
| 23 | And will the six percent , which the Director of Education has been instructed to save across all central budgets , be enough to cover this years ' education overspend ? |
| 24 | On this basis , the offer represents 14 times this years ' earnings . |
| 25 | This years ' Ski USA Award for excellence in Ski Journalism went to John Samuel , Ski survey 's Consultant and Racing Editor . |
| 26 | Further indications of the sudden demise of the ‘ design ’ era — in the wake of redundancies and bankruptcies — are the cancellation of this years ' London 's Designers ' Saturday and the decision to move the Salone del Mobile in Milan to April next year . |
| 27 | SEVERAL P&O Marathon Men successfully completed this years ' London Marathon — each in their own style . |
| 28 | About 1300 journalists registered at this years ' show , and you have only to read the number of column entries and to hear the radio and to see the television to know that the content of this year 's Royal Show stands second to none in the technical content of agricultural exhibitions across the world . |
| 29 | Look out for this years ' Lillywhites evening in November , and see if you can be a lucky winner . |
| 30 | Bond had in May 1992 been sentenced to 2 years ' imprisonment [ see p. 38917 ] after being convicted on the same charge , but was released in August after the Western Australian Court of Criminal Appeal quashed the conviction and ordered a retrial [ see p. 39056 ] . |