1.  A close inspection reveals that in a past life they were oxygen tanks.

2.  A complete reversal of attitude has been accomplished during the past two Decades.

3.  A dark, handsome face stayed in her mind, the present man mixed with the past dream.

4.  A large crowd had gathered to watch the procession go past.

5.  A past personnel director of an international trading group agreed.

6.  After its membership halved in the past year, leaving mainly diehard right-wingers behind, the party now desperately needs new blood.

7.  After the terror of the past twenty-four hours he was safe for the moment and in sight of victory.

8.  Again, the citizens charter builds on past achievements.

9.  All the companies surveyed have increased their intelligence-gathering budgets substantially in the past five years ....