Example sentences of "[noun sg] the past " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , where there is a reference to time , for instance the past reference of former in ( 36 ) , it does not apply to the putative referent of the noun phrase , who still lives ; nor does it apply to the intensional entity , which is still available to any speaker of the sentence ; rather it applies in some way to the status of the property inherent in the noun ( king , in this example ) . |
| 2 | Thus in a simple action the past tense of narrative is transformed into the present and the presence of drama . |
| 3 | Good work the past few nights , he wrote . |
| 4 | But if there was one thing the past weeks had taught her it was that work was an antidote to worry . |
| 5 | Sir , It was interesting to note in FARMERS WEEKLY ( Machinery , July 12 ) that according to your report , the French plough maker Naud has spend the past two years investigating the potential of the UK market . |