Example sentences of "[art] past [adj] years [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the past 100 years it has ejected more than 1,000 tonnes of chlorine into the atmosphere every day . |
| 2 | Her paternal family is opposed to the sect and some years before these events Miss T. had been reunited with her paternal grandmother and her father and for the past two years she had been living in circumstances which would not be approved by the sect . |
| 3 | For the past two years she has been responsible for the rights department of Hachette 's children 's book imprints in Paris . |
| 4 | For the past two years she has been Chairman of the ‘ Kent Teachers ’ and has also been a member of the Kent display Team since 1976 . |
| 5 | It makes sense to retain Lineker , for though his rate of scoring may have dropped considerably over the past two years he remains the only England striker of sufficient class to succeed in Italy next summer . |
| 6 | For the past two years he has begun on July 10 . |
| 7 | For the past two years he has run Colnaghi 's representative office in Paris and has been responsible for business development in Europe , Japan and South America . |
| 8 | And for the past two years he has been holed up in London . |
| 9 | ‘ This is n't the first time in the past two years he 's stalked out of our house in a jealous rage , swearing that this time our relationship is over for good . ’ |
| 10 | For the past two years he 's been dreaming of bringing the marathon to Nepal … now he 's planning the big day … |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I have been growing them for ten years , and for the past two years I have been hybridising . |
| 13 | Christophe Lázar : For the past two years I have been active expanding Colnaghi 's presence in Europe , Asia and South America . |
| 14 | I reckon over the past two years I 've probably lost about £8,000 with being at home , in lost earnings . |
| 15 | 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 … ’ |
| 16 | For the past two years I 've felt that there was something odd in some of the accounts . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | However , for the past two years I 've dedicated myself to it in total and , like yours , my trade has mushroomed . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | In the past two years it has become much harder in America to use the private method of dealing with distress . |
| 22 | In the past two years it has grown by more than 35 per cent , and anyone who put in £3,000 when it was launched , in April 1988 , will have seen their investment swell to £4,267 . |
| 23 | For the past two years it has allowed our PCs and Macintoshes to share data in a wide range of formats without any hassle at all . |
| 24 | The welfare of these hens has been a controversial issue for many years , and for the past five years we in the Department of Animal Husbandry have been conducting research into ways of improving their welfare . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | 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 ) . |
| 27 | For the past five years she has devoted herself to the United Nations Children 's Fund and became its ambassador in an effort to help the world 's sick and starving children . |
| 28 | Lord Lane paid tribute to his ‘ team ’ of judges and revealed that over the past four years he had reviewed almost 1,500 life sentences — a task he had been unable to delegate and which he willingly relinquished to his successor , Lord Justice Taylor . |
| 29 | ‘ Why should n't I , when for the past four years I 've been allowed to say nothing at all ? ’ |
| 30 | 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 . |