Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [art] past " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time he limped to the scullery door she was back again , broom in hand , and had begun attacking mud that had been tramped inside the kitchen during the past week . |
| 2 | In the wake of your SHOCK HEADED PETERS piece , I think you should know that Karl Blake has n't worked for British Rail for the past year and a half and is currently an art student in Sheffield . |
| 3 | The trouble is , I 've been longing to go to the loo for the past hour , and I do n't know how long he 's going to be ! |
| 4 | In conclusion , may I take this opportunity of thanking the Chief Executive and Directors of Plantsbrook Group , the National Secretary , the Officers , Administration Secretary and the Staff at the National Office and , last but not least , my colleagues at work for all their support during the past twelve months . |
| 5 | Ford of America stressed yesterday that there would be no ‘ significant ’ changes in the way the company was run after announcing that Mr Donald Petersen , chairman for the past decade , is to retire . |
| 6 | i The following tobacco-sponsored sports were among those receiving press coverage during the past month : |
| 7 | Basically , every compliment that has been chucked in Suede 's direction during the past ten minutes the band wholeheartedly , erm , agree with . |
| 8 | To ask an ordinary person how many times they have visited the cinema during the past year is probably unfair for all except a small number who can quickly say ‘ never ’ or else ‘ regularly once a week without fail ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it is important that judges should retire earlier than they do , ’ said Mr Hewitt , of Etherley , near Bishop Auckland , who retired in his 73rd year but who has regularly been recalled to sit in judgement during the past two years . |
| 10 | Now it 's all hands to the deck for the close friends as they knuckle down to bring back the sparkle that has been missing down at Hamilton Park for the past few seasons . |
| 11 | But common sense , coupled with the prospect of the time and paperwork involved in interviewing the hundred or so people who 'd been through the Cookery and Refreshment Tent during the past few hours finally defeated his hope for personal glory through brilliant deduction . |
| 12 | American Ann Marden ( 80 ) , silver medallist in the Seoul Olympics and winner of the women 's division for the past four seasons , will be the first woman to start , the next highest woman being British international Alison Gill ( 363 ) . |
| 13 | Thomson , singles winner for the past three years , is not at Melton Mowbray in the Manchester Unity Championships to thwart Allcock this year — he is playing in Australia — but there were others . |
| 14 | The house alone had been like a dream come true after the two-bedroomed flat on the outskirts of Stirling where she and her mother had lived in near penury for the past seven years since Shiona 's father 's death . |
| 15 | Voluntary rangers , field staff , and youth groups collected more than 6,000 bags of rubbish from litter bins in the North York Moors National park during the past year and 1,315 from litter discarded in the park by tourists . |
| 16 | Andrew Jean , her lieutenant for the past two years , was a few yards away , skin in shreds , orange beehive hairdo picked to pieces . |
| 17 | Sixty-two MPs , equally divided between Christians and Muslims , have been in this Saudi resort for the past two weeks examining a ‘ National Reconciliation Charter ’ drafted by Arab League mediators as the basis for a permanent peace . |
| 18 | Population attributable risk was calculated for maternal smoking during the past two weeks , not exclusively breast feeding on discharge from the obstetric hospital , sleeping prone , and the infant sharing a bed with another person ( table V ) . |
| 19 | Although he is a newcomer to sailing and the America 's Cup , he has created a huge syndicate of 200 people and spent a staggering £1.4 million per month on his camapign for the past year-and-a-half . |
| 20 | The building materials company has been a market defensive favourite for the past decade as it concentrated on keeping down the costs of making its cement , and joinery , glass and steel products . |
| 21 | Every Wednesday afternoon for the past 15 weeks Tony has ‘ tutored ’ 1st year pupils at nearby ( and almost equally fashionable ) Holland Park Comprehensive . |
| 22 | Will the Prime Minister come out of his ivory tower across the road , put his photo calls on hold and face up to his responsibility for the past 13 years of Government mismanagement , which has culminated in the worst economic crisis since the 1930s ? |
| 23 | ‘ And , while I appreciate your charitable intent in trying to comfort me for Lotta 's absence from my bed , I tell you once more that the time when I might have needed consolation for Lotta 's tricks has long since passed , and the fact that I 've chosen to live the life of a monk for the past six months is because until the past few days I have felt no desire to give in to the temptations paraded before me . ’ |
| 24 | The neo-conservative economic policies in vogue throughout the West for the past decade have served to redistribute income upwards , creating the infamous Yuppies with their taste for BMWs and white wines . |
| 25 | Their G P Felix Lusman had been using a faulty technique for the past five years . |
| 26 | The term ‘ reward ’ covers receipt of money for a past favour even if there was no prior arrangement or agreement . |
| 27 | Norwegian Red breeders have plugged away at mastitis resistance for the past 20 years . |
| 28 | IBOA and its members have grave concerns about this development and negotiations have been in progress for the past number of months . |
| 29 | The squadron has been preparing for action for the past 2 weeks . |
| 30 | Mr Diplexcito , his wife and three daughters have fought a rearguard action for the past two years to stop their cottage at Spittalburn , where they have lived for the past 17 years , being buried by earthworks . |