Example sentences of "in [art] past [adj] years [pers pn] " 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 it has become much harder in America to use the private method of dealing with distress . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | After all , if anyone has flourished in the past 13 years it has been the supermarkets . |
| 8 | In the past few years they have done such a great job in establishing a platform to build on . ’ |
| 9 | In the past few years we have seen conservatories grow in popularity . |
| 10 | And in the past few years we 've had to go into clearing as most other universities would do . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In the past few years I have been amazed at the transformation of the zoo , to a very modern , progressive and caring institution . |
| 15 | In the past few years it has suffered from serious errors in planning and a lack of investment . |
| 16 | In the past few years it has become clear that the small intestine is also damaged by NSAIDs . |
| 17 | It is perhaps worth pointing out that in the past three years we have spent some £350 million on the poorer pensioners . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | In the past three years we 've adopted a three percent turnover . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ In the past 50 years we 've done a great deal of abolition . |
| 22 | In the past 20 years we have gained enormously from our membership of the Community . |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 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 . |