Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv] for the past " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hon. Friend always speaks out powerfully for Basildon : he has done so for the past eight years , and I have no doubt that he will do so for the next eight . |
| 2 | Other British artists currently on in New York include James Nares ( who probably qualifies as a New Yorker by now , having lived here for the past fifteen years ) at Kasmin ; Tony Bevan , a figurative painter who often does self-portraits at Louver ( both shows until 20 March ) ; and Eric Snell , a Londoner , at Esman ( until 27 March ) . |
| 3 | The Acting Reporter from Strathclyde , Gordon Sloan , who had filled in for the past year , would continue to look after the cases with which he had been involved . |
| 4 | It was an ancient emotion for Blanche , calling her home from the wasteland of tension and anger she had tramped across for the past few months . |
| 5 | The shop bell had tinkled frequently for the past hour , most of the customers having been the ha'penny and penny ones , some of whom were now standing outside at the shop window oohing and aahing at the Christmas goodies displayed there , all entwined with coloured streamers and illuminated by the two gas lamps attached to the side wall of the shop and plopping inside their pretty pink glass globes , while casting a rosy light overall , even over the small faces pressed against the window . |
| 6 | General Hodge reported that the reopening of the Joint Commission was a disappointment for Rhee and the extreme right in that they had campaigned vociferously for the past year against further American-Soviet discussion . |
| 7 | [ That this House calls upon the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Minister of State for Overseas Development to grant Aid Trade Provision Cover and ECGD cover over three years from 1992 to enable Communication Supplies Ltd. to continue to export further System X telephone exchanges and ancillary equipment to Kenya , which they have done successfully for the past seven years ; and furthermore notes that the Kenyan Government considers this project as top of their list of priorities for trade with the United Kingdom , and the project will save and provide many thousands of jobs throughout the United Kingdom and will lead to repeat business for many years to come , and that if funding is not forthcoming the contract will be lost to the United Kingdom and awarded to either Japanese , French or Italian companies , all of whom have shown open interest . ] |
| 8 | They live wild , occasionally returning to the park , and have bred successfully for the past six years . |
| 9 | There , the hosts are our Tuscan expert Mario Baiocchi and the Anichini family whose ancestors have lived here for the past 300 years . |
| 10 | We were going to visit my aunt and uncle who have lived there for the past five years . |