Example sentences of "and in [art] past [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have n't taken a penny in wages since we opened the shop and in the past five months Douglas has n't had a wage either . |
| 2 | Lewis refereed last year 's Rumbelows Cup final and in the past five years has taken charge of three FA Cup semi-finals . |
| 3 | And in the past four decades we 've lost half of it . |
| 4 | Fibres are woven into fabric , matted for insulation and in the past 10 years have been used to reinforce cement . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the model has inspired much detailed historical research — indeed it has contributed substantially to the progress of economic and social history — and in the past few decades , partly as a result of the publication of previously inaccessible manuscripts of Marx , there have been some valuable contributions to Marxist scholarship addressed to the kinds of problem that I have indicated , concerning modes of production , tribal ( that is , primitive communal ) societies , historical sequences , and the relation of political power to forms of society . |
| 6 | The Colonel always sought her out on the Thursday of her visit , and in the past few years he had , in the most circumspect manner , pressed his suit . |
| 7 | He is entirely right about the British contribution to Europe , both in the long term and in the past few years when much of the present shape of the Community has arisen from initiatives by this country . |
| 8 | And in the past few years we 've had to go into clearing as most other universities would do . |
| 9 | Plus this means that the strike committee can go public with it 's grievances , and in the past few days , the farmers and the authorities have been debating the issues on local television . |
| 10 | Recent refinements to production techniques have made tonyu palatable , and in the past three years sales have soared . |
| 11 | Pregnancy and birth complications are 1.7 times more common in Arkhangelsk than in neighbouring districts , and in the past three years the incidence of cancer and blood diseases in children has risen threefold . |
| 12 | ‘ Sunnie was so full of life and in the past 12 months she and Jackie have lived a whole new lifetime together . ’ |
| 13 | Although Britain 's output of services is almost three times its manufacturing output , recorded exports of services are only half those of manufactures — and in the past 30 years , Britain 's share of world trade in services has fallen slightly faster than its share in manufacturing . |