Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [adv] over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1928 the Medical Officer reported that maternity and child welfare had developed remarkably over the last two years . |
| 2 | She knew her character had altered completely over the last few years . |
| 3 | This illness , a recurrence of the same symptoms ( violent colic , with spells of vomiting and attacks of fever ) that he had suffered intermittently over the past few years , was a sombre presage of his final illness , now only two years away . |
| 4 | Labour leaders had done well over the past few years to present themselves in Washington as solid members of the alliance and as social democrats more than socialists . |
| 5 | According to a report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) in March 1990 , the economy had expanded vigorously over the past 2@1/2 years with growth averaging about 4 per cent annually , boosted in 1989 by an income tax reform [ see p. 36561 ] . |
| 6 | When I joined they had just published The Thorn Birds so Futura was on a real high — it had expanded considerably over the previous 18 months . ’ |
| 7 | The swell had built steadily over the past half-hour . |
| 8 | But he also knew it had been destroyed ; like Lebanon and the 40,000 who had died there over the previous 17 months . |
| 9 | Indeed , if anything , spiritually they had become closer over the past seven years . |
| 10 | His depression had become worse over the past year . |
| 11 | A survey published by the European Community ( EC ) European Environment Agency on Nov. 9 , 1989 , concluded that the general health of forests within the EC 's 12 member states had deteriorated substantially over the past 10 years . |
| 12 | The moment for bargain hunters to enter the market was ideal as the FTSE had slipped sharply over the past few days . |
| 13 | He could offer no reason as to why he had stepped deliberately over the low wooden fence and onto the clean snow beside this one man 's spaced footsteps . |
| 14 | The higher income of married couples and men living alone was the combined result of the continued involvement of men in the labour market after the statutory retirement age , although this had decreased sharply over the previous few years , and of the receipt of occupational pensions . |
| 15 | He had aged considerably over the last few months , and though he protested he was fit , healthy and perfectly capable of taking care of the kids while I got a job , I had my doubts . |
| 16 | ‘ Things had changed dramatically over the last few years , ’ he said . |