Example sentences of "had [vb pp] during the past [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I WAS once interviewed for a radio programme on BBC and was asked how deaf people had fared during the past 20 years .
2 Her collarbone was ambushing her with surprise guerrilla raids of searing pain while her head was screaming revenge for the ordeals it had undergone during the past twelve hours .
3 A committee of professors , who were also our teachers , would judge us on the marks we had had during the past four years , especially this last year , and award diplomas accordingly .
4 It was difficult to believe that the party had been so recent ; too much had happened during the past thirty-six hours .
5 Charlie sat in the carriage of a train bound for Edinburgh and thought about the actions he had taken during the past four days .
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