Example sentences of "[prep] [art] past few weeks and " in BNC.

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1 Luck had been on Cassie 's side up until now , for Stephanie had been working in Germany for the past few weeks and this circumstance had removed the necessity of proffering an invitation ; with , of course , the desirable Martin in attendance .
2 Some of the more broadly-based share indices have suffered sharper losses in the past few weeks and analysts believe the Dow could soon match these declines .
3 My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary have talked with housing authorities throughout the country in the past few weeks and we have been interested to find out that many local authorities have land banks which they are not prepared to make available to housing associations .
4 You did n't have to be an angry young man to look around the car industry over the past few weeks and despair of ever hearing any good news .
5 His parents had detected a smell in the room over the past few weeks and had noticed a damp patch .
6 Rigney has been training quietly on his own over the past few weeks and believes that he will be back in action in the New Year for Greystones .
7 He wrote : ‘ Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks and for helping me see where I have gone wrong . ’
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