Example sentences of "[prep] [art] past [det] days [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 For the past few days he had brought security into her child 's world of distorted perspectives and half comprehended fears .
2 In the past few days they have detected a slide in that support .
3 In the past year they have lost a bishop in a love-child affair but over the past few days they had more faith in prayer than in their politicians when it came to saving the Digital computer plant .
4 And over the past few days it had developed an infuriating habit of wandering unerringly back to the subject of Adam Burns .
5 Over the past few days he had fished a little with Burkett , been to Crosthwaite Church , laid a light siege to the maid Christine , cast out a few nightlines about the town and done a calculated amount of promenading .
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