Example sentences of "[prep] [art] past 12 [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the past 12 years the Government have behaved like latter day Don Quixotes tilting at windmills and all the other renewables . |
| 2 | During the past 12 years the Government have shown a lack of interest in regional economic policies . |
| 3 | Throughout the past 12 years the regional gap has widened . |
| 4 | in real terms , whereas in the past 12 years the 2 million pensioners who are dependent entirely on the basic pension or on income support have had a zilch increase in their standard of living . |
| 5 | Over the past 12 years the state has had eight governors . |
| 6 | Over the past 12 months the price of lower medium quality tea , which is the main ingredient in the British cuppa and imparts that unique lorry-driver flavour , has almost doubled from 78p a kilogramme to 135p . |