Example sentences of "they [verb] been [prep] the last " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely they 've been for the last four years and they must or do they just keep it at eighty one then they go to ninety ? |
| 2 | But the South African Rugby Board and the South African Rugby Union continued to get bogged down , as they had been for the last three years , even with the help of intermediaries of the stature of Nelson Mandela , in their attempts to reach accord and form one , united body for rugby football in their country . |
| 3 | ( Two surviving compositors , both of whom began work in 1909 told me that they had been among the last recruits . ) |
| 4 | Mary 's reign witnessed a spontaneous renewal of enthusiasm for the local celebrations banned under Edward , and Corpus Christi processions , Whitsun ales , May games , and the decking of churches once more became as common as they had been in the last years of Henry 's reign . |
| 5 | Obviously the standards are not satisfactory but they are the same as they have been for the last 30 years and they are of Mr Pritchard 's choosing . |