#!/usr/bin/perl

# URL that generated this code:
# http://txt2re.com/index.php3?s=11:Feb:2019%20%22This%20is%20an%20Example!%22&-15&6

$txt='11:Feb:2019 "This is an Example!"';

$re1='.*?';	# Non-greedy match on filler
$re2='((?:(?:[1]{1}\\d{1}\\d{1}\\d{1})|(?:[2]{1}\\d{3})))(?![\\d])';	# Year 1
$re3='.*?';	# Non-greedy match on filler
$re4='(an)';	# Word 1

$re=$re1.$re2.$re3.$re4;
if ($txt =~ m/$re/is)
{
    $year1=$1;
    $word1=$2;
    print "($year1) ($word1) \n";
}

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