Example sentences of "for [art] past [adj] [noun pl] i " in BNC.

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1 I have been growing them for ten years , and for the past two years I have been hybridising .
2 Christophe Lázar : For the past two years I have been active expanding Colnaghi 's presence in Europe , Asia and South America .
3 For the past two years I 've felt that there was something odd in some of the accounts .
4 However , for the past two years I 've dedicated myself to it in total and , like yours , my trade has mushroomed . ’
5 For the past two years I 've made all the decisions , major and minor , though heaven knows why when I employ intelligent , capable , highly qualified managers .
6 I 'm 63 and for the past six years I have been taking two tablets each day for myxoedema of the thyroid .
7 For the past four weeks I 've been in the Middle East on business , and this place has been empty and locked up . ’
8 ‘ Why should n't I , when for the past four years I 've been allowed to say nothing at all ? ’
9 For the past few years I have built my life around rugby and I am happy to go on doing that until I ca n't go any further in the game ’ , he said .
10 For the past seven years I have run a job share register on behalf of the British Paediatric Association .
11 For the past seven years I 've skied in a selection of one-piece uninsulated shell suits and I doubt if I will ever turn back .
12 Hey now for the past three mornings I 've got up out of bed , I 've made you a cup of tea every morning and breakfast on a tray , so do n't you come complaining to me .
13 For the past three months I 've had an irritating itch in my lower pubic region .
14 For the past three months I 've been trying to buy some SIMMS for my Mesh 386SX .
15 I am 23 and for the past three years I have been piling on the pounds without realising it until I finally took a good look at myself weighing in at 12st 3lbs ( 77.5kg ) at 5ft 4ins ( 1.6m ) .
16 In 1987 , I moved to Sheffield and formed Red Grape Cabaret , and for the past three years I have toured the country with fellow comedians Roger Monkhouse and Adam Cavaleri , telling jokes in a bewildering variety of circumstances .
17 For the past three years I 've been a respectable married man , young lady .
18 for the past ten years I have been keeping vigil in a nocturnal maze , and will continue to do so until daybreak .
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