Example sentences of "have [been] [verb] [prep] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apparently it has been recognised for over a decade that chlorine from chlorofluorocarbons may deplete the stratospheric ozone layer . |
| 2 | It has been recognised for over a century that the internal anal sphincter relaxes in response to rectal distension , a phenomenon called the rectanal inhibitory reflex . |
| 3 | The reef , described by the World Conservation Union as more diverse than Australia 's Great Barrier reef , has been threatened for over a decade by the proposed building of a second airport for the island . |
| 4 | I mean the doctor was no help and I 'd been waiting for over a coupla months to get into the Clinic for a detox . |
| 5 | Officials say the dogs had been starved for over a month . |