Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] of year the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this time of year the moors turn purple with the flowering of heathers . |
| 2 | At this time of year the unpaved streets were practically quagmires . |
| 3 | At this time of year the process of decaying old vegetation will also deplete oxygen when it may already be in short supply . |
| 4 | Dig out your binoculars for lowland walks which can turn out to be wildlife treats because at this time of year the estuaries and low-lying areas around our coast are teeming with birdlife . |
| 5 | AT this time of year the stags can be dangerous , so it 's wise to keep well clear of them . |
| 6 | But at this time of year the bracken and undergrowth is tinder dry . |
| 7 | He says that at this time of year the undergrowth is tinder dry . |
| 8 | Country lanes , fields , gardens — at this time of year the fragrant Elderflower blossom is everywhere . |
| 9 | ‘ By this time of year the table does n't lie and they are there on merit . |
| 10 | Well I 've already said about the bulk transfer Giro , I quite honestly do n't know whether any other option can be given to people , they 've given the option to defer their pension with the Post or their present scheme , transferred it new company scheme or take out er the money and take out a personal pension fund er I suppose there might be a possibility of offering people after a certain number past a certain number of years the opportunity to remain within the fund they 're in but er the contribution and who , who makes a contribution may be a problem , but that 's the only other option I can see . |
| 11 | At that time of year the sun was so low that it shone directly into the livingroom during the whole of its brief traverse of the horizon . |
| 12 | At that time of year the weather should be quite warm and dry , but you 'll need a jersey , windproofs , and a pair of long trousers , plus a summer-season sleeping bag or similar . |
| 13 | Over the last number of years the way unemployment figures have been measured has been altered 31 times creating an entirely distorted picture . |
| 14 | In the last couple of years the number of connections for fax terminals alone has doubled , and is now around a million — and that 's just in the UK . |
| 15 | In the last couple of years the pace of his advance had quickened . |
| 16 | In the past couple of years the opposition parties have become skilled at being anti-Thatcherite , consuming rich pickings from the slow collapse of Thatcherism . |