Example sentences of "[noun] have over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | More generally , the link between the last three sections of this book is Tolkien 's perception , from Pearl and from poems like it , that poetry does not reduce to plain sense ( so far most critics would agree with him ) , but furthermore that this is because words have over the centuries acquired meanings not easily traced in dictionaries , available however to many native speakers , and ( this is where many critics part company ) at times breaking through the immediate intentions of even poetic users . |
| 2 | However , the technology is moving very fast and , as pen computers come into common usage , prices will fall as dramatically as the prices of conventional computers have over the last couple of years . |
| 3 | Family Assurance Society 's managed funds have over the past 13 years produced overall growth rates averaging 17% per annum . |
| 4 | You may ( or may not ) be interested to see what fixtures the scum have over the festive season . |
| 5 | Fishkeepers should always bear in mind that the majority of their fish have over the period of evolution become adapted to live in a certain environment — sea , river , swamp , lake , etc … each with its own specific limits of water chemistry and quality . |
| 6 | The consistent purpose in all the changes is to expand the control individuals have over the work situation , their autonomy from management and their voluntary interdependence . |
| 7 | Their training and the pressure to conform to state rules and regulations have over the years made them appear to their pupils , and many parents , as agents of the regime . |
| 8 | She suspects that Charles suspects that she had once had an affair with Ivan , but of course she had not , though she concedes that Ivan is so unpleasant that only a degree of past sexual intimacy could plausibly explain the kind of relationship that he and Liz have over the years established . |
| 9 | A good illustration of this is the lack of certainty that many young people have over the question of how to address their parents and parents-in-law after marriage . |
| 10 | Ask yourself these questions : How much influence do finance people have over the achievement of your goals ? |
| 11 | If a local authority behaved as the Government have over the sale of public assets , its members would be disqualified and taken before the district auditor and might have to spend some time in gaol — and quite right , too . |
| 12 | The only advantage these videos have over the live experience is that you 're guaranteed a clean toilet with paper and towels and you can stop them to make a cup of tea . |
| 13 | While environmental groups have over the years been highly critical of pollution caused by coal-fired power stations , in particular the levels of emissions of sulphur dioxide and other gases that cause acid rain , neither Friends of the Earth nor Greenpeace nor other groups has expressed support for the scaling down of the coal industry along the lines proposed by the government . |
| 14 | ‘ The Geophysical Observatory in Port Moresby have over the years provided us with very useful earthquake data and are helping us monitor the after shocks which are sill being felt in the Tari area . ’ |
| 15 | And another bankruptcy , involving Braniff Airlines , reminded everyone of the stranglehold the Big Eight carriers have over the domestic market . |