Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [det] [noun pl] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the past few years we have been almost suffocated under a pile of reminiscences . |
| 2 | Even so , during the past few years we have seen some large stores opening on Sundays , in apparent defiance of the law . |
| 3 | Sir , — In the past few months we have heard much regarding possible reforms in the working of parliament . |
| 4 | I am glad to report that in the past few months we have made real progress with the car manufacturers . |
| 5 | And tragically , in the past few weeks we have seen the US and its Allies carry out over 44,000 sorties over a period of 20 days against the people of Iraq . |
| 6 | I guess that in referring to that issue in the past few weeks we have been guilty of understating the size of the problem . |
| 7 | Can I just ask you , in the past few weeks we 've all heard , and in fact I 've cited some figures in this programme , that , you know , people have been staying away . |
| 8 | In the past few years we have seen conservatories grow in popularity . |
| 9 | And in the past few years we 've had to go into clearing as most other universities would do . |
| 10 | Over the past few months we 've been advising you to take all the hype about the death of the 386 with a generous pinch of salt . |
| 11 | Over the past few months we have welcomed several new staff : |
| 12 | Over the past few months we 've seen a far higher proportion of our own borrowers being first time buyers , okay at very low levels , but er a much higher proportion being first time buyers . |
| 13 | Over the past few years we have been working on such an account , and in this paper we focus on the implications of this account for a central tenet of the mental models approach : that the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of the context for the interpretation of the current sentence or clause . |
| 14 | Over the past few years we have created a substantial oil and gas exploration and production company through a combination of exploration , development and acquisition . |
| 15 | But because of increasing restrictions over the past few years we have now bought a rack to carry the bikes on the back of a car . |
| 16 | But because of increasing restrictions over the past few years we have now bought a rack to carry the bikes on the back of a car . |
| 17 | Secretary Gordon Dixon explained : ‘ Over the past few years we have given cheques to various charities including Childen in Need and this year it was decided to send the proceeds of our charity drive to the Darlington and District Hospice . |