Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [vb pp] over the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People know there is no tourism policy , and the number of personnel has doubled over the last years , but are we getting better services ? |
| 2 | The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators says that demand for good qualified chartered secretaries has rocketed over the last three to four years . |
| 3 | However , a glance at a catalogue issued in the 1920s illustrates how little the designs have changed over the last seventy years . |
| 4 | Matt wanted to know how her parents had fared over the last few years , and as we were about to leave the table he asked her to stay and tell him about them . |
| 5 | On time deliveries have improved over the last 19 months from 40% to 98% . |
| 6 | This state of affairs has altered over the last 12 months or so , with some excellent ‘ edutainment ’ products being released — like Broderbunds Kid Pix and Treehouse , and the high quality software from other US companies such as The Learning Company , Davidson and Sierra . |
| 7 | Many treatments have evolved over the last 30 years for controlling upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension . |
| 8 | I know that the hon. Gentleman has a considerable understanding of education issues and will realise that all the independent evidence suggests that the problems have worsened over the last few years . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , my beliefs have changed over the last years and the message is clear : I no longer think in terms of ‘ further education for not quite all ’ but of providing access to learning for everyone . |
| 10 | GAVIN MCCRONE reflects on how things have changed over the last six months |
| 11 | Whilst building society interest rates have halved over the last 18 months or so , annuity rates have not fallen anything like as much , because they depend upon the rates on long-term bonds . |
| 12 | The official Photochemical-Oxidant Review Group believes levels have doubled over the last 100 years , as a result of industrialisation . |
| 13 | I heard that that er er er parts of the rest of the U K property prices have risen over the last year , er but ours have actually not risen at all . |
| 14 | Four men have presided over the Fifth Republic created in 1958 : its founder , Charles de Gaulle ( born 1890 , President 1958 — 69 ) ; Georges Pompidou ( 1911 ; 1969–74 ) ; Valery Giscard d'Estaing ( 1926 ; 1974–8 1 ) ; Francois Mitterrand ( 1916 ; 1981- ) . |
| 15 | Unlike most manufactured goods , however , the real price of most services has increased over the last few decades . |
| 16 | The number of companies mentioning environmental issues in their annual reports has doubled over the last year to around 18 per cent of the total . |
| 17 | A number of the large employers have gone over the last ten or fifteen years but there are still very large industrial complexes . |
| 18 | It is merely the application of some basic rules of human behaviour that researchers have uncovered over the last hundred years or so . |
| 19 | One of the reasons why the range of special paints has diminished over the last few years is that ordinary paints and primers are so good . |