Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun] [prep] the past " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people may suggest that the absence of Ireland 's top three drivers might actually be a good thing for Cork , making it a much more competitive event , but it will do little to improve the profile of a rally that has been losing ground for the past few years . |
| 2 | But unless there have been marked changes over the past 30 years in insolation , the quantum efficiency of phytoplankton photosynthesis , or rates of nutrient supply , interannual changes or lack thereof , in chlorophyll ( which we inferred from interannual changes in Secchi depths ) will reflect interannual variations in primary production in the North Pacific or any other ocean basin . |
| 3 | Europe is now experiencing the political consequences of several changes that have been taking place over the past few years . |
| 4 | Closures have been taking place over the past 10 years . |
| 5 | The market culture , which has been infiltrating universities for the past decade , has recently gained momentum . |
| 6 | ‘ You 've done quite well , ’ Arlene conceded , keeping to herself the growing excitement with which she had been watching Paula over the past weeks . |
| 7 | ‘ Leon 's been touring England for the past ten days , Delia . |
| 8 | THE New Zealand Dairy Board has been touring Europe over the past two weeks pressing its case for continued access to the British dairy market . |