Example sentences of "[prep] recent [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the males in Norway , one of the best of recent years that I have particularly liked was Norwegian Ch. |
| 2 | Accommodation and compromise have not characterized the attitudes and actions of the young university-educated activists of the DUP of recent years because they grew up in the zero-sum game , and even if they forgot its rules long enough to consider shifting the DUP 's aims , there is no reason to suppose that the voters would support them in their deviation . |
| 3 | The Detectives , which pulled in bumper viewing figures when it was shown on BBC earlier this year , was a revelation for Jasper whose stand-up routines of recent years if I can be frank were dire . |
| 4 | Some of the emphasis which is placed on general and mass trends in modern history arises from a sort of optical illusion , because we have so much more information about the general nature and working of recent societies than we have for earlier periods . |
| 5 | Subscribers have the chance to ignore unwanted calls but can also use the system to record the numbers of recent callers when they are away from their homes . |
| 6 | Atmospheric concentrations of CFCs are about one-millionth of carbon dioxide levels but their role in the greenhouse effect has increased dramatically in recent decades and they may contribute as much as 30 per cent of the greenhouse effect by the year 2015 . |
| 7 | The home selectors have been shuffling their resources in recent matches and they take this opportunity to have a look at some members on the fringe of inclusion for Italy with one or two experienced players , such as flanker Martin Pepper stepping down to the replacements ' bench . |
| 8 | ‘ We have battled well in recent games but I was heartened by some of our football in the midweek win over Grimsby Town . |
| 9 | June 1941 was the second devastating German invasion of Russia in recent times and it was understandable that Moscow wished to create a buffer zone between itself and Germany . |
| 10 | Mr Botham explained his reasoning , saying : ‘ Farmers have enjoyed exaggerated returns in recent months but they should remember that we as a country have to import many of our basic raw materials and as the pound has fallen costs have risen on a pro rata basis . ’ |
| 11 | Gooch , now 38 , has dropped hints in recent months that he might be approaching the twilight of his playing career but declined to speculate on his future beyond this summer . |
| 12 | A spokesman for the band , at No 11 with Fire says : ‘ We 've played dozens of gigs in recent months and we have n't brought the roof down yet . |
| 13 | They have both been playing so well for us in recent weeks but we will have to reorganise and cope without them . ’ |
| 14 | Brady , now Creaney 's boss at Celtic , has watched Cologne twice in recent weeks but he wo n't start talking about his plans until tomorrow . |
| 15 | ‘ His department has been saying to us in recent weeks that we could not have the classrooms and toilets we need because there are empty places in other schools . |
| 16 | How does he reconcile that with the rather desperate hints given by the Secretary of State in recent weeks as he vainly tried to rally his troops in the recent by-election ? |
| 17 | Many fishermen have done well in recent years but they now face great pressure on the fish stocks . |
| 18 | Steve Cropper says that Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt are the only two artists in recent years that he 's watched from the audience — which is either a massive compliment , or an indication of the number of gigs our Steve attends these days . |
| 19 | He had no answer — save that British scientists had been reorganised so often in recent years that it was time for stability . |
| 20 | So much has been written concerning this question in recent years that it would waste space to reiterate arguments as to the moral , sociological , psychological and medical aspects of the problem . |
| 21 | It 's only in recent years that I 've learned to use the weather forecast before contemplating a hill-walk . |
| 22 | I draw his attention to the fact that we are now net exporters of televisions whereas we were net importers under the Labour party and to the fact that motor output has been expanding in recent years whereas it was declining under Labour . |
| 23 | In large scale industry ( such as the Automotive Industry ) the use of cordless tools has been steadily increasing in recent years so it is by no means novel technology . |
| 24 | A spokeswoman for Mersey Docks and Harbour Company said : ’ They are now quite old and have not been in regular use in recent years so it was decided to dismantle them to improve the appearance of the area . |
| 25 | The retired docker 's health has suffered in recent years and he has trouble getting up the stairs at their maisonette . |
| 26 | The retired docker 's health has suffered in recent years and he has trouble getting up the stairs at their maisonette . |
| 27 | However , a great deal has been achieved in recent years and I shall always be proud of the Department and more importantly its employees . |
| 28 | That has improved in recent years and I congratulate the local authority and the local schools and colleges on that . |
| 29 | Men have got a bad press in recent years and I think it 's important that women should feel safe and secure with the new contacts they make . |
| 30 | The number of non-party political members of principal councils has declined steadily in recent years and it is usual in the large towns and cities for the authority to be governed by one or more of the political parties acting on a group basis . |