Definition

Examples

• "We have never given in to thinly veiled threats or strong-arming in the past, and we are not about to start now."
• "It crashed several times in the past few weeks, and I think it may have recently infected the whole network."
• "In the last five years, the pound has risen 34 per cent against the dollar, including 10 per cent in the past 12 months."
• "Honestly, Kevin, I've known you to cut corners in the past, but this takes the cake."
• "In the last five years, the pound has risen 34 per cent against the dollar, including 10 per cent in the past 12 months."
• "In the past 12 months have you had a transplant such as organ, tissue, or bone marrow?"
• "Susie : So you've been to a few press conferences in the past?"
• "I have tried my best in the past few days to advance in my work, so that I won't be too far behind when I return."
• "In the past 12 months have you received a tattoo?"
• "In the past 12 months have you had an ear or body piercing?"
• "The 10% increase in perfume sales to men aged 15-24 in the last five years is a positive for the market, as this is a key age group in terms of new brand targeting."
• "I'm sure you've all had one or more of these interviews in the past, but company policy states that I have to give you a brief synopsis."
• "Harold : Yes it's true that I love to hunt, but all that is in the past."
• "In the past 12 months have you had sexual contact with anyone who was born in or lived in Antarctica?"
• "Philip (reading) : Dear Brian Jones, I am here to apologize for all of the awful things I have said and done to you in the past."
• "In the past 12 months have you been in jail for more than 72 hours?"
• "Philip tells me that their sales have fallen off considerably in the past six months."
• "I see you've contacted us several times in the past few months."