Example sentences of "[art] past [adj] years [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I reckon over the past two years I 've probably lost about £8,000 with being at home , in lost earnings . |
| 2 | For the past two years I 've felt that there was something odd in some of the accounts . |
| 3 | However , for the past two years I 've dedicated myself to it in total and , like yours , my trade has mushroomed . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ For the past two years I 've made all the decisions , major and minor , though heaven knows why when I employ intelligent , capable , highly qualified managers . |
| 5 | In the unlikely event of an alternative Administration being returned to power and seeking to get talks started , on the basis of my experience over the past two years I wish the hon. Gentleman well . |
| 6 | She wrote ‘ During the past two years I have been working ( with Mr Wilmott 's co-operation ) towards the publication of a Flora of the ‘ Outer Islands ’ , concerning which there is a considerable scattered literature , but no comprehensive publication . |
| 7 | I have been growing them for ten years , and for the past two years I have been hybridising . |
| 8 | Christophe Lázar : For the past two years I have been active expanding Colnaghi 's presence in Europe , Asia and South America . |
| 9 | Gail Rebuck commented : ‘ In the past two years I have witnessed Frances ’ excellent editorial judgement coupled with marketing flair and her consensus seeking management style that has helped secure so many important books … ’ |
| 10 | In the past two years I have stayed with my friends in another part of the country and we travelled together to an island , a famous hill and many other interesting places . |
| 11 | ‘ For the past five years we have been working hard to turn the London International Book Fair into a major event in the publishing calendar , rather than just another exhibition , and I think this year we managed to achieve that aim , ’ reflected LIBF director Brian Bradford at the end of the 22nd fair . |
| 12 | During the past five years we have identified a total of 12 patients with endoscopically confirmed chronic DU disease unassociated with current or recent H pylori infection ( Table 1 ) . |
| 13 | ‘ Why should n't I , when for the past four years I 've been allowed to say nothing at all ? ’ |
| 14 | Over the past 13 years they have often lunched together , sitting at a specially reserved corner table in the Princess 's favourite San Lorenzo restaurant . |
| 15 | I think it 'll come but , well , we 're rather impatient I think when you look back over the past hundred years you see some massive erm changes which are quite unprecedented . |
| 16 | For the past 10 years we 've been working on synthesising the chemical ; now we 're trying to see if the European Yew will provide the starter material for producing anti-cancer activity . |
| 17 | Over the past 10 years we have already come from a situation where road runners were getting virtually nothing from the sport , to a far more respected and well-provided role . ’ |
| 18 | He said : ‘ Over the past 10 years we have been striving hard to maintain the numbers of part-time firefighters which are needed for this vital community service . ’ |
| 19 | For the past 4 years we have paid a subscription of £12 per annum and unless we can continue at this rate , we shall have to consider whether we wish to remain a member . |
| 20 | For the past six years they 've spent time perfecting the revolutionary 3.6 litre , 32 valve , V8 engine . |
| 21 | I 'm 63 and for the past six years I have been taking two tablets each day for myxoedema of the thyroid . |
| 22 | ‘ In the past 50 years we 've done a great deal of abolition . |
| 23 | If we look at the development of computers over the past 30 years we see accelerated change of a phenomenal nature . |
| 24 | And in the past few years we 've had to go into clearing as most other universities would do . |
| 25 | During the past few years we have been almost suffocated under a pile of reminiscences . |
| 26 | In the past few years we have seen conservatories grow in popularity . |
| 27 | Over the past few years we have been working on such an account , and in this paper we focus on the implications of this account for a central tenet of the mental models approach : that the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of the context for the interpretation of the current sentence or clause . |
| 28 | Even so , during the past few years we have seen some large stores opening on Sundays , in apparent defiance of the law . |
| 29 | Over the past few years we have created a substantial oil and gas exploration and production company through a combination of exploration , development and acquisition . |
| 30 | But because of increasing restrictions over the past few years we have now bought a rack to carry the bikes on the back of a car . |