Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the past " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mick and Lisa Hayes have lived at Haydon Wick in Swindon for the past 9 years . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Apologising for the fact that the audited accounts for the past year were not yet available , the Hon. |
| 5 | Although the precise information sought by Newco 's solicitors will depend on all the circumstances and on the roles taken by other advisers , Newco or its solicitors will generally request its accountants to obtain information and copies of documents in relation to the target business ( or if appropriate , in relation to each group company ) in the following areas : ( a ) constitution : memorandum and Articles of Association and other constitutional documents ; reports and audited accounts for the past three years and subsequent unaudited management accounts ; shareholders ' resolutions required to be filed ; ( b ) borrowings : details of all borrowings , bank accounts and facilities ; copies of all guarantees and indemnities and details of any intra-group arrangements ; ( c ) litigation : particulars of any pending or threatened legal proceedings ; ( d ) employees : terms of employment of and fees paid to all directors and senior executives and information about other employees ' standard terms and conditions of employment ; details of any trade union or collective agreements and codes of conduct or practice ; details of any current or proposed pension , death or disability benefit schemes and any recent actuarial reports ; ( e ) licences : details of all licences and consents necessary for the carrying on of the business ; ( f ) tax : details of all tax and VAT Returns made ; particulars of any PAYE , VAT or other audits ; details of any matters under discussion with the Inland Revenue ; details of any stamp duty exemptions , tax clearances or Treasury Consents ; details of any group asset transfers or arrangements for transfer ; details of any bonus issues , reductions of capital or other capital reorganisations ; group relief ; ( g ) arrangements with the vendor : details of any loans , agreements or contracts between the vendor and any connected persons ; ( h ) title to the assets : details of any encumbrances on property , any factoring agreements , hire purchase , leasing agreements ; list of debtors and details of standard discount and credit terms ; ( i ) contracts : details of material capital commitments , major agreements with suppliers and customers , contracts entered into otherwise than in the ordinary course of business . |
| 6 | 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 ! |
| 7 | Mr Symington , who proudly describes himself as one of the last supply-siders , has cut taxes for the past two years . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | They were all major Mirror investigations during the past year . |
| 10 | The 1990 Act remains firmly within the philosophy and structure of welfare provision characteristic of Germany for the past 100 years . |
| 11 | Luck had been on Cassie 's side up until now , for Stephanie had been working in Germany for the past few weeks and this circumstance had removed the necessity of proffering an invitation ; with , of course , the desirable Martin in attendance . |
| 12 | I 've been staying with Aunt Alicia for the past six months … |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | i The following tobacco-sponsored sports were among those receiving press coverage during the past month : |
| 15 | Basically , every compliment that has been chucked in Suede 's direction during the past ten minutes the band wholeheartedly , erm , agree with . |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | Smith 's organisation has run their commercial activities for the past six years . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The City Centre road races , held in Newcastle and Gateshead for the past five years , have been switched to Aberdeen on May 16 following the end of General Portfolio 's sponsorship . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The UK Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew and the Irish Foreign Minister David Andrews agreed on Nov. 16 that progress had been made in the talks when round-table and committee stages gave way to bilateral contacts during the past four weeks , although there had been no bilateral meeting between the Irish government and the Democratic Unionist Party . |
| 27 | Now that Cadfael came to think of it , less than usual had been seen and heard of Jerome for the past few days , ever since the evening when he had been discovered on his bed , quaking and sick with bellyaches and headaches , and been soothed to sleep by Cadfael 's stomachics and syrups . |
| 28 | Chemotherapeutic management of advanced colorectal cancer has been a challenge to medical oncologists for the past three decades . |
| 29 | Andrew Jean , her lieutenant for the past two years , was a few yards away , skin in shreds , orange beehive hairdo picked to pieces . |
| 30 | 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 . |