Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [verb] the past [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Big Ben has missed the past two finals , through injury , but showed himself right back to his best with a victory in the recent Tampa Invitational . |
| 2 | Yet the governments have spent the past three months warning the commission not to propose any serious liberalisation of trade or strengthening of political ties . |
| 3 | The right hon. Gentleman has spent the past two years as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister . |
| 4 | The couple have spent the past six months buying furniture for their rooms within the Godfrey Ermen Home and are considering a belated honeymoon . |
| 5 | One in 38 companies actively trading in England and Wales failed to survive the past three months . |