In all the years of her rule, she had never known a time like this.

One thing he had come to understand about himself during the years of his rule was this.

But six years of Communist rule had left its mark.

John Louis never married and died after only four years of rule.

Two years of rule had added lines to Derek's face.

During the first years of his rule John carried out a balancing policy.

Better, he says, to have an imperfect democratic process than more years of military rule.

In the final years of Turkish rule, a post office was opened.

There were perhaps 500,000 inhabitants in the early years of British rule.

Also, after four years of rule, they said, the general appears more measured.