Sentence examples of "be past" in English
Our policy is to build for the future, not the past.
Unser Grundsatz ist, die Zukunft zu gestalten, nicht die Vergangenheit.
There has been no rain here for the past two weeks.
Es gab hier in den letzten zwei Wochen keinen Regen.
I finally have time to reply to the mail that I have received these past three weeks.
Endlich habe ich Zeit, die Post zu beantworten, die ich in den letzten drei Wochen erhalten habe.
I think we agree, the past is over.
Ich denke, wir sind uns einig darüber, dass die Vergangenheit vorbei ist.
The police were inquiring into the suspect's past.
Die Polizei erforschte die Vergangenheit des Verdächtigen.
He's been staying at that hotel for the past five days.
Er hat die letzten fünf Tage im Hotel verbracht.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Wer sich nicht seiner Vergangenheit erinnert, ist verurteilt, sie zu wiederholen.
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