Example sentences of "[noun] these [prep] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | She knew what was to come ; she had seen that look in her friend 's eyes too many times these past few months . |
2 | Australian conservationists these past few decades have been worried and at times appalled by the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef by crown of thorns starfish . |
3 | Those statistics , more than the shuffling , lethargic charade of sparring he 's staged under canvas as well as on canvas these past few days , have made Holyfield-Bowe the first heavyweight title fight to open at evens with bookies since Liston-Patterson in 1962 . |
4 | I 've had terrible dreams these past few nights , you know . |
5 | SUMMERCHILD : Well , I 've noticed it quite a lot these past few months . |
6 | Lou Macari 's been called … his football life … has been on a roller coaster these past few seasons … hitting the heights at Swindon … crashing into the law courts … running around Wembley with the cup … |
7 | I have spent a deal of time these past few years on cultivating you , submitting you to a species of metaphysical topiary , clipping , pruning , stunting . |