Example sentences of "have [verb] during [art] last " in BNC.

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1 The Free Churches have made much use of the explosion of hymn writing which has occurred during the last thirty years and which crosses the boundaries of all denominations .
2 Mr Dryfe said : ‘ The violence which has occurred during the last several weeks outside the factory gates and the damage done to the property of several of our employees is deplorable .
3 In the Dehra Dun Valley some 16 per cent of the forest cover has disappeared during the last 100 years ( J F Richards 1987 ) .
4 Citizens ' Committees outraged by the scale of corruption that has emerged during the last week , have continued their crusade against state , party and security institutions .
5 Citizens ' Committees outraged by the scale of corruption that has emerged during the last week , have continued their crusade against state , party and security institutions .
6 Citizens ' Committees outraged by the scale of corruption that has emerged during the last week , have continued their crusade against state , party and security institutions .
7 The percentage of young people staying on in full-time education after the legal minimum leaving age has increased during the last decade , as Figure 12.1 shows .
8 Among the children of a Woolwich school evacuated to somewhere in Kent the average weight of the boys has increased during the last month by 2½ lb. and of girls by 3½ lb .
9 ‘ The editorial content of the popular press ’ , they write , ‘ has shrunk during the last forty years .
10 The beliefs which , he suggests , play this special role for us now include the belief that I have two hands , that men do not fly to the moon , that the sun is not a hole in the sky , that the earth has existed during the last century and that our hands do not disappear when we are not paying attention to them .
11 The number of different visitors they were reported to have had during the last twelve months averaged 5.0 .
12 He was also bitterly denounced by former colleagues for having betrayed King 's memory by detailing instances of his colleague 's adultery , including incidents which were alleged to have occurred during the last night of King 's life .
13 The position of women is often considered to have improved during the last few decades .
14 It was swollen with the heavy rain that had fallen during the last few days , and it looked fierce and dark .
15 Although Creggan had progressed northwards well he had slowed during the last day or two as he grew tired easily and rested by feeding off rubbish dumps he had seen where gulls and crows fed .
16 However , because of what had happened during the last few days , she knew she could not simply let this matter fade from her mind .
17 The local press , which had flourished during the last years of colonial rule , had been allowed to die .
18 His voice had changed during the last few words and she pushed him hard against the end of the settle as she said , ‘ No , they wo n't come running , but have you ever thought of you doin' the askin' ?
19 Then , as though unable to keep her thoughts to herself , she added with more force , ‘ I must say you 've changed during the last three years . ’
20 How much money has been spent and how many animals have suffered during the last eight years ?
21 ‘ Of all the products we have evaluated during the last year , Knowledge Adventure 's range of products are the most innovative , enjoyable and most interesting educational/home learning titles yet . ’
22 Quite high proportions of their incomes are spent on fuelwood , and prices have rocketed during the last ten years — from Rs 20/- per load to Rs 50/-in Kathmandu , from Rs 7/- in Pokhara in 1973 to Rs 20/- in 1983 .
23 Unlike the somewhat parochial hip hop magazines that have proliferated during the last few years , Vibe 's vibe ( assessed through a preview issue , which may be misleading ) aims for a mixed appeal .
24 The social security system was , at first , principally intended to support pensioners and , although the numbers have increased during the last forty years , the main increases in those claiming supplementary benefit ( now renamed income support , have been the unemployed and single parents ( see Figure 5.1 ) .
25 Only five naked-eye novæ have appeared during the last twenty years , and there have not been many more within binocular range .
26 Despite much discussion these days of the ‘ entrepreneurial personality , ’ few of the entrepreneurs with whom I have worked during the last 30 years had such personalities .
27 It 's an important question , because unless we remember the past , we 'll forget how much we have achieved during the last years .
28 Case studies of three examples of corporate reorganisation consider the way in which corporate structures have changed during the last two decades , and the implications of this for the geography of service production .
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