Example sentences of "[prep] the last few [noun pl] they " in BNC.

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1 For the last few years they had only discussed their respective businesses and he had listened to his father 's bitter complaints about hunt saboteurs .
2 Well , given the opposition in the last few matches they ve not done too bad .
3 And true enough , in the last few days they had grown much closer to each other .
4 In the last few days they have behaved impeccably and had tried to get FIDE to give the rights to the new organisation . ’
5 Today the big draught breeds , especially in the Massif Central , have found new roles in the beef industry and over the last few years they have been exported in increasing numbers to boost beef production in several parts of the world , sometimes displacing some of the famous traditional British beef breeds .
6 Over the last few years they have simply been brought into line with demand .
7 They 've always had links with industry and commerce , but over the last few years they 've recognised the need to develop and publicise their links .
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