Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [noun] 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 | From today newspapers are being supplied with figures for the past week 's level of ultra violet radiation . |
| 3 | He has played in Sicily for the past few years and has decided to renew his contract . |
| 4 | General Manager Dick Field has been based in Luanda for the past three-and-a-half years . |
| 5 | For the rest of the period , rainfall across the country was well below normal levels , with large areas of central and southern France receiving less than 60 per cent of normal rainfall , when compared to figures for the past 30 years . |
| 6 | Fred has been employed at Dubbingtons for the past twelve years . |
| 7 | As the management will be aware , Fred has been employed at Dubbingtons for the past twelve years . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He could not explain it , but his putting had gone to pieces for the past few months and he was missing shots which formerly he would have holed with ease . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The engineering industry has continued in decline for the past year . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Dr Hazel has lived in Edinburgh for the past 23 years and is married with three of a family . |
| 16 | Brian Mounsey , 24 , who has lived in Thailand for the past three years , was arrested after being found with two kilos of heroin . |
| 17 | Zoff detailed the drama behind the scenes as Gazza was kept on tenterhooks for the past four days , wondering whether he would make his Italian debut . |