Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [adv] in the past " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will be broad scholarly interest simply in seeing the whole thing together and in reuniting certain pairs or groups of paintings which were conceived together but which have not been seen together in the past . |
| 2 | These are the non-renewable sources of energy that have been used predominantly in the past . |
| 3 | This department has been assessed regularly in the past so it was n't a new experience , but the heightened focus of attention was new ’ . |
| 4 | The confidence that often comes with maturity can help us to voice our sexual preferences to our partners in a way which we may have been inhibited about in the past , and the ability to communicate sexual needs gives a good foundation for a satisfying relationship . |
| 5 | True , tigers have been protected there in the past for the purpose of sport . |
| 6 | There are no recent inland records , although storm-driven birds have been found inland in the past . |
| 7 | His bid started to go wrong at the 12th hole and spluttered out at the 17th , the Road Hole , where many an aspiration had been snuffed out in the past . |