Example sentences of "in the past [adj] [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is n't the first time in the past two years he 's stalked out of our house in a jealous rage , swearing that this time our relationship is over for good . ’ |
| 2 | In the past two weeks he has made four trips abroad , including the current North America tour . |
| 3 | In the past two weeks he has had to scrummage against Scotland 's World Cup looseheads , David Sole and David Milne : ‘ They certainly got the better of me but I like to think that I am learning all the time and that that will lead to my improvement ’ . |
| 4 | In the past two weeks he had had enough of being outgoing , talking to strangers , spending time money and love of a sort . |
| 5 | In the past six years he has represented himself before 34 High Court judges , 25 Masters , 14 Registrars , four stipendary magistrates , two Justices of the Peace , and four Scottish sheriffs Yesterday was his 239th court appearance . |
| 6 | At speeds of ninety miles a Police car chased a stolen white fiesta … through narrow country lanes … cars coming in the oppositie direction swerve to avoid it car as it weaves in and out of the traffic … at times the Police try to overtake it … without success … forty miles after they spotted the stolen car … the road clears and the Police overtake and stop them … three schoolboys are arrested … one of them … a passenger … is fourteen … in the past eight months he 's been arrested twenty eight times … the day before he 'd been placed under another supervision order by Milton Keynes Magistrates where he 'd faced charges of robbery and burglary and joy riding … it was from the children 's home he 'd been sent that his two friends picked him up . |
| 7 | In the past eighteen months he has felt at an appallingly low ebb . |
| 8 | In the past few months he has sided with those in the party and the army who have long wanted a crackdown . |
| 9 | Over and over again in the past few weeks he has shown himself to be leading a rudderless , aimless Government . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In the past 12 months he has improved immensely to become one of the best in the world and to confirm Imran 's earlier forecasts . |
| 12 | In the past 25 years he has also been responsible for the construction of the mortality tables produced by the Continuous Mortality Investigation Bureau for use by the life offices and has also taken an active part in the development of a new method of analysing sickness insurance statistics . |