Example sentences of "in the past [adj] years [pron] " 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 | Gail Rebuck commented : ‘ In the past two years I have witnessed Frances ’ excellent editorial judgement coupled with marketing flair and her consensus seeking management style that has helped secure so many important books … ’ |
3 | In the past two years I have stayed with my friends in another part of the country and we travelled together to an island , a famous hill and many other interesting places . |
4 | In the past two years my own views of mathematics , how people learn it , and how it should be taught , have changed . |
5 | In the past two years it has become much harder in America to use the private method of dealing with distress . |
6 | In the past two years it has grown by more than 35 per cent , and anyone who put in £3,000 when it was launched , in April 1988 , will have seen their investment swell to £4,267 . |
7 | In the past 10 years there have been many suggestions of an increased incidence of cancer , or of clusters of cases , in the vicinity of nuclear installations . |
8 | I repeat that in the past 10 years there has been a devolution of power down into the regions right across Europe , not only inside the EC . |
9 | In the past five years my Honda Accord would n't start in Scotland ( the earth wire from the battery fell off ) and my Honda Quintet quietly conked out on the M40 ( cause never found ) . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | After all , if anyone has flourished in the past 13 years it has been the supermarkets . |
12 | Whilst numbers of full-time farmers had fallen by 28% in the past ten years there had only been an 8% reduction in the number of part-time farmers . |
13 | In the past ten years there has been no major new investment in Kenya , a country previously regarded as an oasis of economic success in east Africa . |
14 | In the past few years they have done such a great job in establishing a platform to build on . ’ |
15 | In the past few years we have seen conservatories grow in popularity . |
16 | And in the past few years we 've had to go into clearing as most other universities would do . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | ‘ Having been so close to winning the title in the past few years I thought this was going to be my chance but the draws have just dried up and I ca n't seem to get near fish , ’ said Dave from Hednesford , Staffordshire . |
19 | In the past few years I have been involved in a Seminar for senior administrators from the Third World studying at British Universities A group of 25 or 30 is gathered each year at Plockton in Wester Ross by the British Council , the ODA and the Highland Board . |
20 | In the past few years I have been amazed at the transformation of the zoo , to a very modern , progressive and caring institution . |
21 | In the past few years it has suffered from serious errors in planning and a lack of investment . |
22 | In the past few years it has become clear that the small intestine is also damaged by NSAIDs . |
23 | In the past few years there have been signs of its introduction and extension by manufacturing organisations experiencing increasing volatility in their markets , increasing inability to predict their manpower requirements and increasing pressures to minimise labour costs . |
24 | It is perhaps worth pointing out that in the past three years we have spent some £350 million on the poorer pensioners . |
25 | ‘ In the past three years we have provided NSF with $600 million for the high-performance computing initiative ’ , says Kevin Kelly , an aide to Senator Barbara Mikulski ( Democrat , Maryland ) , who is chair of the appropriations subcommittee that controls the budgets of NSF , NASA , the Environmental Protection Agency and several other agencies . |
26 | In the past three years we 've adopted a three percent turnover . |
27 | In the past three years they have spent £1m transforming the former run-down pub on the banks of the River Severn into an attractive 34-bedroom hotel with restaurant and conference facilities . |
28 | ‘ In the past 50 years we 've done a great deal of abolition . |
29 | In the past 20 years we have gained enormously from our membership of the Community . |
30 | If we look into the history of Iraq I do n't think anybody can remember in the past twenty years they have contributed anything , neither in the terms of world economy , neither in the world of world peace , or any humanitarian |