Example sentences of "in recent [noun pl] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Republicans this was a particularly rewarding set of results ; in recent decades they had enjoyed considerable success in presidential elections , but the victories of Eisenhower and Nixon had not , with the fleeting exception of 1953 — 55 , been flanked by success in Congressional elections . |
| 2 | In recent months they have begun to tear loose from this platform . |
| 3 | In recent months they have even hinted at getting the Russians — who supply much of Ukraine 's oil dirt-cheap — to raise economic barriers that would force it to give way . |
| 4 | In recent weeks they had mounted attacks on a French aid convoy and against European tourists , four of whom were seriously injured on Jan. 25 near the uranium centre , Arlit , some 1,200 km north-east of Niamey , the capital . |
| 5 | In recent years they have fallen back . |
| 6 | It is not surprising that in recent years they have served interchangeably in the hands of various theorists as models of each other . |
| 7 | All farms have rats and mice but in recent years they have been coming through from the barn into the house and getting into the furniture . |
| 8 | In recent years they have been streamlined to the point where they are totally identical , except for the name and the cover . |
| 9 | In recent years they have used commercial strategy consultants to undertake this work on behalf of their clients . |
| 10 | In recent years they 've all got the real ale kick and always have too many pumps , which means that the throughput is slow and four out of five beers go off before they 're half sold . |
| 11 | And in recent years they 've played a growing role in encouraging the public to recycle their rubbish . |