Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a few [noun pl] ago " in BNC.
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| 1 | His words of a few days ago came unbidden into her mind . |
| 2 | But not many people this century , even during the boom of a few years ago ( when Tory ministers still bragged about the ‘ sea change ’ that had supposedly taken place in the British economy ) , have ever seriously thought of the UK as a ‘ land of opportunity ’ . |
| 3 | Though the unit still has responsibility for keeping ministers informed of developments in the UK oil and gas industry , most of the 86 staff working for OSO now focus on worldwide developments , including opportunities in the former Soviet republics and other areas which were closed markets to British exporters until a few years ago . |
| 4 | The decision to cut the federal funds rate — the level at which banks borrow from each other overnight — from 4 to 33/4 p.c. is a far cry from market concerns of a few weeks ago that the Fed might soon tighten monetary policy . |
| 5 | No but I did say about it Lester Piggott on a few weeks ago . |
| 6 | Looking back at the stormy relationship of a few years ago , he realised how much she had mellowed . |
| 7 | It did look terribly empty , such a change from a few hours ago when music had filled the air and swaying bodies had danced and laughed and fooled about . |
| 8 | He was already striding towards the door , the gentleness of a few moments ago already forgotten , Lindsey realised , with a surprising stab of regret . |
| 9 | THE 13-year-old airliner — the newest in El Al 's jumbo fleet — carried hundreds of passengers until a few months ago . |
| 10 | When they opened the ground at a few years ago Bill was still alive , and er we could go and visit , go into the ground and go and have a look round and it was open to the , the general public . |
| 11 | In contrast to a few years ago when one would rarely hear any teaching on the Holy Spirit , it seems that some people can speak of nothing else these days . |
| 12 | She could n't explain now her bitter fury of a few moments ago or why she had used Marie to take revenge on Simon . |
| 13 | Most remind me of the Sinclair Spectrum games of a few years ago , but that last one is a typical Japanese ‘ happy jumpy scrolly ’ game — weird , but compulsive . |
| 14 | An unknown writer observing at the restoration work of 1887 says of the nave , the walls were found to be covered with old surface paintings , and Fielding in his Memories of Malling , writes , " In Halling Church until a few years ago existed the uncouth painting over the chancel arch , variously described as the tale of the unfaithful wife and the emblematic representation of the seven deadly sins . |
| 15 | If that is the case , the Home Secretary 's statement of a few moments ago is wrong . |
| 16 | as he reflects the situation of a few years ago . |
| 17 | Appleton & Lange is part of the business , technical and professional group of Paramount Publishing , more familiar as Simon & Schuster until a few weeks ago , when Paramount Communications announced that it was changing the name of publishing group ( International News , 5th February ) . |
| 18 | Mr Loughran said last night : ‘ My girlfriend put the application in a few months ago . |
| 19 | West Mercia police are checking for possible links between the Telford incident and another close by a few weeks ago when a horse was slashed . |
| 20 | The boys could see that in reception classes , as in the all-in village school of a few generations ago , only one teacher taught all subjects to children between twelve and sixteen . |
| 21 | The chances of the man who was seen as a contender for the presidency until a few days ago , the former leader , Mr Alexander Dubcek , winning the post are now seen as receding . |
| 22 | The Cabernet Sauvignon from Languedoc is made by a company that was struggling to make ends meet by blending plonk until a few years ago . |
| 23 | He explains : ‘ I 'm a really big Liverpool fan and used to be a Kopite until a few years ago . |
| 24 | The engine gave every satisfaction until a few days ago , when with an enormous bang , the crankshaft broke . |