Example sentences of "the past [adj] [noun pl] [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 | For the past two hours they have provided part of the vital screen against the possibility of terrorist activity . |
| 3 | In the past two articles we 've seen how double stops can be derived from chords , and also some different approaches for incorporating double stops into your playing . |
| 4 | Yet over the past two decades we have seen reductions , in almost all countries surveyed , from eight to seven and sometimes even to six year primary cycles . |
| 5 | For much of the past two decades it was Square City , the quaint , eccentric and often decidedly sick man of rock . |
| 6 | Because trying to meet this criterion has occupied so much of my research time in the past two decades it is worth spelling out again that to adopt a reductionist methodology in research strategy — that is , to try to stabilize the world that one is studying by manipulating one variable at a time , holding everything else as constant as possible — is generally the only way to do experiments from which one can draw clear conclusions . |
| 7 | In the past two weeks he has made four trips abroad , including the current North America tour . |
| 8 | In the past two weeks he has had to scrummage against Scotland 's World Cup looseheads , David Sole and David Milne : ‘ They certainly got the better of me but I like to think that I am learning all the time and that that will lead to my improvement ’ . |
| 9 | In the past two weeks he had had enough of being outgoing , talking to strangers , spending time money and love of a sort . |
| 10 | During the past two days we have heard a vast number of contributions and I pay tribute to the common sense and foresight of Labour Members who have not only pointed out the inequalities of the system that is still in being but the pitfalls that we see ahead of us . |
| 11 | In the past two days we have heard a lot about students . |
| 12 | For the past two days he had been saying so to all who would listen . |
| 13 | ‘ Mr Stevens , this is the fourth or fifth time in the past two days you have felt such a need . |
| 14 | Over the past two days she had managed to convince herself that her mother was a different person from the one she knew . |
| 15 | For the past two days she had been dreading the proximity this trip would involve , but gradually , as the car wound its way along the narrow mountain roads , she could feel herself beginning to relax . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | For the past two years she has been responsible for the rights department of Hachette 's children 's book imprints in Paris . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | For the past two years he has begun on July 10 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | And for the past two years he has been holed up in London . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 24 | For the past two years he 's been dreaming of bringing the marathon to Nepal … now he 's planning the big day … |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I have been growing them for ten years , and for the past two years I have been hybridising . |
| 27 | Christophe Lázar : For the past two years I have been active expanding Colnaghi 's presence in Europe , Asia and South America . |
| 28 | I reckon over the past two years I 've probably lost about £8,000 with being at home , in lost earnings . |
| 29 | 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 … ’ |
| 30 | For the past two years I 've felt that there was something odd in some of the accounts . |