Example sentences of "[det] [conj] [prep] the past " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , you are too young to be aware of this but in the past there was held to be a linkage between so-called ‘ self-abuse ’ and the sebaceous rigours of your time of life . |
| 2 | stating that there is a jack C such that in the past , there was an event A of John picking up C. |
| 3 | Now in recent years , what has happened is that because of the recession , mineral operators instead of looking for enormous new areas to work have been seeking to erm improve er through their own review processes , the working within their existing sites and perhaps to go for some modest increases , so the number of applications has kept up , the amount of work that we are engaged in has er been at least as much as in the past and in some cases because of enforcement matters has been greater , but the fee income has been slipping . |
| 4 | Not only are there few people in the Highlands and Islands , but they are much fewer than in the past ( see Appendix 2 ) . |
| 5 | And this , far more than in the past , will determine the legality or illegality of the action . |
| 6 | With that in mind , will he assure the House that he will try to integrate training between reserve forces and regulars far more than in the past ? |
| 7 | It also saw one very important new development ; its extension far more than in the past to bind Europe to other continents . |
| 8 | Three years later the introduction of a new registration system for despatches and telegrams played a crucial role in changing the position of the more senior officials , the first-division clerks , and giving them , far more than in the past , a share in policy-making . |
| 9 | Barrow admits his new job occupies his mind far more than in the past . |
| 10 | DO FAMILIES SUPPORT EACH OTHER MORE OR LESS THAN IN THE PAST ? |
| 11 | But as Nicholas Bosanquet ( 1975 , 1978 ) points out this is partly because younger people are now dependent , ill and hospitalized much less than in the past . |
| 12 | Otherwise , the syllabus is practically the same as in the past but with the emphasis on accompanying and coaching movement with voice , percussion and taped music , which does give the lesson a different feel . |