Over the past couple of years here, we've come to a certain point and then not been able to go on.

I hadn't seen her in the past couple of days.

"But our son has been through so much in the past couple of years!"

I did some work in the past couple of days.

Hadn't seen him for the past couple of weeks, though, as he had taken some leave.

Everything had been so clear the past couple of days.

I've been doing some research myself, for the past couple of days.

He'd had them on and off for the past couple of weeks.

Thanks everyone for all your love and support over the past couple of years.

All the less expected, then, to see how much work he has put behind him over the past couple of years.