Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far we 've looked at the news over the past ten years . |
| 2 | If I ca n't get promotion on the basis of all the hard work I 've done for the organisation over the last five years then I do n't know how I can get it . |
| 3 | What you wan na do is I 've just done a seven day report on the er on hazard spotting etcetera etcetera etcetera and all the different surveys we 've had on the site over the past month . |
| 4 | You know — ’ He pulled in his chin as he looked at her before continuing , ‘ It 's odd , but none of the other girls I 've brought to the house over the years have seemed to arouse your animosity . |
| 5 | The targets that we have set ourselves are clearly summarised ; so , too , is the substantial additional expenditure that we have given to the environment over the past year . |
| 6 | The rival powers of men 's tennis — the International Tennis Federation and the Association of Tennis Professionals — have come to an agreement over umpiring at the Australian Open . |
| 7 | Mr Fallon says that everyone knows living standards have risen in the North over the last ten years . |
| 8 | It is fascinating to see how theory and experiment have vied for the lead over the past 30 years , with first one then the other leading the way . |
| 9 | It appears that " the Free Church in the year 1855 and since that time have worshipped in a loft over a stable — the supply of ordinances has been irregular but the attachment of the adherents of the Free Church has been steadfast . " |
| 10 | Police have been among the main targets of Muslim extremists seeking to turn Egypt into an Islamic theocracy and more than 200 people have died in the violence over the past 20 months . |
| 11 | The boat has received regular visits from its lawyer owner , as well as from other collectors of the cars who have called at the yard over the years . |
| 12 | Thousands of Italians have settled in the North-East over the last hundred years . |
| 13 | The reason for this decline seems to be twofold in light of the fact that families were much larger in Tennyson 's day ( he himself was one of eleven children ) , and that several dwellings have disappeared from the hamlet over the years . |
| 14 | Each year , mining levels mountain peaks and kills off plant and animal species that have adapted to the habitat over thousands of years . |
| 15 | We have read the various articles which have appeared in the Press over the last few days which accuse us of cheating in the recent Test series against England . |
| 16 | Below are listed 16 questions based on stories that have appeared in The Insider over the past 12 months . |
| 17 | They were quick to spot the first ripples of concern which have surged into a tide over the past year . |