Example sentences of "last [adj] years [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the last few years I can admit to having heard enough of the individual experiences of examination candidates to make me totally cynical about a system which confers , supposedly , passes and grades of equal status on students in public examinations that cover so wide-ranging a diversity of structure and subject content . |
| 2 | But I mean in terms of knitwear over the last few years I can give you one or two examples which I think you 'll readily er understand . |
| 3 | In fact , in about 1971 there was a sudden spate of development in this area , and both the University Library and what was then Brighton Public Library and West Sussex all were innovators in those days , using computer-based lending systems , which used little cards with lots of little holes in them and — I am sure they are familiar to lots of people — in the last few years you 'll have seen those holes replaced by sort of zebra stripes erm what are called bar codes in the trade , and those bar codes you 'll also see on your groceries all over the place . |
| 4 | In the last few years you 'll have seen those holes replaced by sort of zebra stripes — what we call bar codes in the trade , and those bar codes you 'll also see on your groceries all over the place . |
| 5 | ‘ Honestly God , if you had seen my performance reports for the last forty years you would not be offering me this position . ’ |
| 6 | For the last ten years you should n't have been taking it . |
| 7 | ‘ But now that I 've been on a regular contract at Brookside for the last two years I can afford a season ticket in the stand ! ’ |