Example sentences of "past [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] 've " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the past few months we 've been advising you to take all the hype about the death of the 386 with a generous pinch of salt . |
| 2 | Over the past few months we 've seen a far higher proportion of our own borrowers being first time buyers , okay at very low levels , but er a much higher proportion being first time buyers . |
| 3 | Can I just ask you , in the past few weeks we 've all heard , and in fact I 've cited some figures in this programme , that , you know , people have been staying away . |
| 4 | And in the past few years we 've had to go into clearing as most other universities would do . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm very much up and down but the past few days I 've amazed myself . |
| 6 | In the past six months I 've worn a pair for a variety of purposes , from rock climbing to trekking , from gardening to pubbing and they 're still presentable . |
| 7 | For the past six years they 've spent time perfecting the revolutionary 3.6 litre , 32 valve , V8 engine . |
| 8 | For the past 10 years we 've been working on synthesising the chemical ; now we 're trying to see if the European Yew will provide the starter material for producing anti-cancer activity . |
| 9 | Hey now for the past three mornings I 've got up out of bed , I 've made you a cup of tea every morning and breakfast on a tray , so do n't you come complaining to me . |
| 10 | In oil services , in the future there could be further major acquisitions but er , over the past three years we 've er , undertaken a whole series of acquisitions and er , and for the moment I would n't see anything er , in the , in the major line there , although you never know if some , even sometimes opportunities you are n't capable of creating erm , er , because the er , situation is not right er , do occur and I would n't rule it out but erm , er , we have n't erm any major acquisition er , on , on , on the carpet there at the moment . |
| 11 | In the past three years we 've adopted a three percent turnover . |
| 12 | ‘ For the past three years I 've been a respectable married man , young lady . |
| 13 | For the past three months I 've had an irritating itch in my lower pubic region . |
| 14 | For the past three months I 've been trying to buy some SIMMS for my Mesh 386SX . |
| 15 | ‘ In the past 50 years we 've done a great deal of abolition . |
| 16 | And in the past four decades we 've lost half of it . |
| 17 | That 's the second time in the past four weeks we 've had missed that . |
| 18 | That 's the second time in the past four weeks we 've had missed that |
| 19 | ‘ For the past four weeks I 've been in the Middle East on business , and this place has been empty and locked up . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Why should n't I , when for the past four years I 've been allowed to say nothing at all ? ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I reckon over the past two years I 've probably lost about £8,000 with being at home , in lost earnings . |
| 23 | For the past two years I 've felt that there was something odd in some of the accounts . |
| 24 | However , for the past two years I 've dedicated myself to it in total and , like yours , my trade has mushroomed . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | Over the past two months I 've dealt with what you need to look out for when buying a computer and how to tell if the machine you intend to buy is well built . |
| 27 | During the past seven years I 've worn fabric and plastic boots so my feet needed some encouragement to weather leather again . |
| 28 | For the past seven years I 've skied in a selection of one-piece uninsulated shell suits and I doubt if I will ever turn back . |