Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [noun prp] for [art] past " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except that she had n't dreamt about Tony for the past three nights , so perhaps he was doing some good . |
| 2 | He has played in Sicily for the past few years and has decided to renew his contract . |
| 3 | General Manager Dick Field has been based in Luanda for the past three-and-a-half years . |
| 4 | Fred has been employed at Dubbingtons for the past twelve years . |
| 5 | As the management will be aware , Fred has been employed at Dubbingtons for the past twelve years . |
| 6 | Methadone has been prescribed in Edinburgh for the past few years in an effort to control the spread of AIDS by offering people an alternative to injecting drugs . |
| 7 | The general 's effective rejection of the peace charter , which has yet to be formally presented by the 31 Christian and 31 Muslim deputies gathered in Taif for the past two weeks , risks plunging Lebanon into a new cycle of the violence from which it temporarily escaped when the Arab League brokered a ceasefire on 23 September . |
| 8 | No maize gluten has been imported through Rotterdam for the past three months , after Dutch customs started to impose 100% levies on maize gluten which contained maize germ . |
| 9 | Canadian systems integrator and facilities manager SHL Systemhouse Inc has purchased client-server consulting firm Advanced Management Systems CA , Caracas , Venezuela , for an undisclosed sum : AMS specialises in the petroleum , minerals extraction , finance and public utilities sectors , and has worked with SHL for the past year on a joint project for Maraven , a state-owned Venezuelan oil company ; the two companies developed and implemented a Domestic Marketing System to deal with order entry , distribution , and accounting issues for petroleum products in Venezuela ; the Ottawa , Canada-based SHL says that it is keen to expand into the rapidly developing Latin American market . |
| 10 | Janet has worked at Barlaston for the past 18 months and the award she gained has marked the completion of a year-long programme designed to help the Guild 's managers to develop further their marketing and merchandising skills . |
| 11 | Dr Hazel has lived in Edinburgh for the past 23 years and is married with three of a family . |
| 12 | Brian Mounsey , 24 , who has lived in Thailand for the past three years , was arrested after being found with two kilos of heroin . |