Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] been [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | This image of a pion transmuting was as important to particle physics as Rutherford 's discovery of the transmutation of the elements had been 40 years earlier . |
| 2 | And the past few years have been good years of course |
| 3 | Does not that answer prove that the past 13 years have been wasted years in terms of the Government 's commitment to the footwear industry ? |
| 4 | The windows had been broken years ago but the railway company had boarded the frames up with wooden battens which were very effective ; they did however allow a view into the building and although the children could see in they were fascinated with the place and were happy playing in the cutting . |
| 5 | Since 1940 , the retirement age for women has been 60 years , five years earlier than for men . |