Sentence examples for years were allowed from inspiring English sources

The residents, some of whom said they had lived in the building for two years, were allowed to retrieve some clothing.

The Chinese New Year was ushered in with a bang yesterday -- actually, some 197,600 bangs -- as Chinatown residents, for the first time in seven years, were allowed to greet the new year with the traditional holiday staple of firecrackers.

Most of the thousands of South Korean fishermen alleged to have been taken to the North over the years were allowed to return, but more than 450 of them never did.

The fact that people who are going to be gone in the next 10 years were allowed to vote on something that my peers and I have to live with for the rest of our lives is completely and utterly unacceptable.

In 2003, slight increment is evident due to relaxation given by the government, i.e., females having age of 35 years were allowed to migrate.

The possible confounding variables sex, village (categorised as before) and age (categorical; age group 1 (8–13 years), and age group 2 (14+ years)) were allowed for by using sequential sums of squares.

No mistake, perpetrated over the years, was allowed to pass.

Indeed, only certified chefs who have been training for at least three years are allowed to prepare it.

They suggested that only companies listed for at least ten years be allowed to sell off state shares.

Freehold sales are allowed in only three districts -- West Bay Lagoon, The Pearl and Al Khor Resort -- although there are 18 other locations where leases of as long as 99 years are allowed.

Mr. Hamdi, who has been kept in solitary confinement for nearly three years, was allowed to call his father for the first time this week, and he called Mr. Dunham for the first time on Thursday, the lawyer said.