Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [det] years [pers pn] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the past few years she has been forced to endure : — A break-in at her home and the loss of £5,500 ; — A series of raids on her office which eventually prompted the company to move elsewhere in the town ; — Drunks breaking into the company headquarters to sleep off their drinking binges ; — Car theft and vehicle damage . |
| 2 | In the past few years it has suffered from serious errors in planning and a lack of investment . |
| 3 | Critics of multimedia say that it is a solution looking for a problem , but during the past few years it has delivered many useful applications , some of them in the financial sector . |
| 4 | Over the past few years it has become increasingly evident that the UK is witnessing a transformation in dominant household forms . |
| 5 | In the past few years it has become clear that the small intestine is also damaged by NSAIDs . |
| 6 | ‘ Over the past few years it 's been your petal frilly or your heart-shaped frilly . |
| 7 | For the past few years he has been joined in aspects of his research and conservation work by Dr Jane O'Sullivan , an agricultural scientist with an interest in the relationship between humanity and the natural world . |
| 8 | Over the last few years he has discussed many confidential matters with Prince Charles who has regularly visited his practice near Sloane Street . |
| 9 | In the last few years it has become clear that many other churches are working in this way in every denomination . |
| 10 | In the last few years it has been appreciated by the House of Commons that the method of scrutiny chosen was not best adapted to influence the final shape of Community legislation . |
| 11 | It was really only a very small group of students involved , but they got a lot of publicity and I think over the last few years it 's changed quite a lot . |
| 12 | Noel 's colleagues all wish him well and the very best of health in his retirement , which fortunately is only partial since for the next few years he remains with us as Research Professor in German . |
| 13 | Legal & General 's Michael Payne says that over the next few years he expects his fund ‘ will grow more in Europe at the expense of UK equities , ’ particularly now that entry into the ERM has reduced the currency risk . |