Example sentences of "years [conj] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doug Williams , a manager in the bank 's insurance group , says the operation has been profitable for the past two years and is already seen as a significant part of Chase 's retail service . |
| 2 | Overall , however , the railways are likely to be one of the toughest state sell-offs of them all , for BR has not made a profit for 40 years and is widely perceived as demoralised and run-down . |
| 3 | Version 1 of Rescalc has been around for some years and is today regarded as rather palaeolithic . |
| 4 | Tony Farrow has been building one-off yachts for 20 years and is well known for the trimaran Colt Cars GB , Geoff Panell 's Admiral 's Cup triallist Itzanotherpurla re-named Red Stripe and more recently used by the RAF as a test bench under the name of Oracle Arrow in preparation for this year 's Admiral 's Cup . |
| 5 | Lancelot Andrewes , who was Hooker 's contemporary and friend , outlived him by twenty-five years and is usually regarded as his intellectual successor in the history of the Church of England . |
| 6 | My father Arthur was secretary of the Southern Division for a number of years and is still enjoying life to the full . |
| 7 | This has survived for well over two hundred years and is still going strong as an efficient method of information-retrieval . |
| 8 | The centre 's been running for four years and is still looked after by Andy Middleton who set it up . |
| 9 | It has flourished for well over 100 years and is always held on the first weekend in July . |
| 10 | As a member of the Norfolk training branch she held office as Treasurer for ten years and is currently branch Secretary . |
| 11 | The subject , Home Economics , has changed considerably in recent years and is constantly evolving to take account of social change and developments in technology . |
| 12 | The unofficial sanctuary has been running for four years and is now looking after more than a hundred animals . |
| 13 | His proud mother , Rita Coyne , said : ‘ He has struggled for two and a half years and is now determined to live life to the full . ’ |
| 14 | Schmenner ( 1987 ) says that traditional cost-accounting has been a ‘ star ’ for years and is now collapsing in a black hole from which managers must escape . |
| 15 | The allowance is paid in full for three years and is then reduced progressively by 12½ per cent per annum of the original difference over the subsequent seven years . |
| 16 | Now aged 38 , Harwood has been making things , perfecting techniques and designing for the last twenty years but is barely known outside a small group of cognoscenti . |
| 17 | Coton , last season 's choice by his fellow professionals as the country 's top goalkeeper , has been in England squads for two years but is still awaiting a first full cap . |
| 18 | The landmark structure has been out of action for two years but is now expected to be back in service in July . |