Example sentences of "year of [noun] before [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many ways the challenge of qualifying games could have made life much easier for Vogts , who has had the problem of motivating his team to play two years of friendlies before they defend their World Cup crown in 1994 . |
| 2 | It would be in keeping with Mr Premium to lament that a young man must now be at the years of discretion before he is allowed to ruin himself . |
| 3 | ‘ And it took four years of trials before they did , ’ McGeechan grins . |
| 4 | Or you can say : I 've researched it , I know the idea is right , I 'm going to go in big and I 'm going to have to sustain four or five years of losses before I turn it into a profit . |
| 5 | But it was two long years of disappointment before she conceived . |
| 6 | Edward VI had n't reached sixteen years of age before he died , in July 1553 , and for just nine days Lady Jane Grey was considered to be Queen Jane , but the country was not prepared to accept her as Queen . |
| 7 | You must have served five years [ two after membership ] in a legal office and be 25 years of age before you become eligible to become a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives . |
| 8 | There would be one more year of work before he finally achieved his degree , a hard year , a work-filled year , but nothing could or would postpone marriage plans . |