Example sentences of "[verb] over [art] years " in BNC.
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1 | Practice has differed over the years . |
2 | Outside the Barbican , the National Gallery is mounting ‘ Edvard Munch : the Frieze of Life ’ ( 12 November to 7 February ) which focuses on the cycle of paintings of that name which the artist codified and modified over the years . |
3 | In addition , the SIB " high pressure " regime has been modified over the years . |
4 | I hope that he will also accept that Conservative Members have used the existing procedure to delay legislation which they have disliked over the years , which is why we want to change it . |
5 | Recent research by the Advertising Research Unit indicates that an adult-like perception of the imagery in cigarette advertisements develops over the years 10 to 14 ; certainly it is well established by 16 years . |
6 | The problem , as I began to discover over the years , does n't lie with the composer , it lies with the interpreters and what is expected from the interpreters by people who have dubious taste . |
7 | But there is probably no substance that will make wrinkles disappear permanently and by midlife many of the lines on our faces have been etched there by laughter or frowns over the years . |
8 | The Company has continued to flourish over the years and Edenderry now has a thriving Company Section and Junior Section . |
9 | The National Trust is responsible for the care and upkeep and the old wooden gutters have been repaired over the years . |
10 | The general conclusion that emerges from this chapter is that social policy has been a positive force in economic growth though not as powerful a force as some of its protagonists have claimed over the years . |
11 | The CPRW 's Pembrokeshire Branch has been strongly committed over the years to ensuring that the Dyfed Structure Plan , the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Plan and all local plans pay due regard to the need to protect the environmental quality of the area . |
12 | Partly in the course of his business , partly out of a personal interest , Julian Hayman had amassed over the years a remarkably comprehensive archive of criminals of every kind . |
13 | Various disputes occurred over the years , culminating in a protracted battle at the beginning of the 19th century , with the owner , William Humphries Barrett . |
14 | All the money I have earned over the years has gone — in some cases I do n't why or where — but the fact is that at the age of 40 , I have no savings . |
15 | In 1957 Macmillan inherited the leadership of an unpopular government , lagging behind Labour in the opinion polls , but the policies pursued over the years to 1959 managed eventually to retrieve the party 's position : Macmillan 's nuclear ‘ defence ’ policy seemed at the time a plausible way to reclaim the status of a world power on the cheap ; the formation of EFTA was negotiated ; Macmillan sacked the deflationary Chancellor Thorneycroft and substituted Heathcoat-Amory who instituted another convenient bout of pre-election tax cutting . |
16 | His superb physical shape has been honed over the years by a practical approach to food and exercise . |
17 | His instincts , honed over the years as he lived continuously on the threshold of danger , warned him that things were about to change . |
18 | These stylistic differences have gradually eroded over the years , and today regional divisions have all but disappeared . |
19 | Certain of the services implicit in a wholesaler function , and for which publishers have agreed to pay higher rate of discounts , have been eroded over the years , and we wish to see them reinstated . |
20 | The thing is , it 's a vicious circle , it 's Catch 22 really , 'cos I used to have a good self-employed business , going painting and decorating and I used to have a good clientele and that and I found over the years that , when it became harder and harder to score and the prices rocketed and all that , it got out of hand , out of proportion , that I was spending more and more time off the job than I was on the job , looking round to get the stuff and I found I was unable to carry on working without the drug , because I just felt so bad and I could n't climb ladders and I thought I was a danger to myself and anybody else that I had working with me , y'know . |
21 | By the 1920s an elaborate hierarchy of colours indicated the position of the record within a class system ; the overall range of prices varied over the years , but not the implied class structure . |
22 | The allowances were varied over the years to take account of inflation , but were never particularly generous . |
23 | While the race covered approximately 1000 miles , the route varied over the years but maintained Brescia as its base . |
24 | The party 's fortunes varied over the years . |
25 | The choice between lignocaine and bretylium has varied over the years , with comparative trials showing no difference in outcome between the two agents . |
26 | The differences between those consequences have themselves varied over the years : the current position is set out at 15.11 . |
27 | ‘ I 've got nothing to show for what I 've won over the years , ’ a distraught Florrie said . |
28 | The numerous fissures there , which came to be known as the Back Strings , represent these early excavations upon the vein outcrops , though they have been modified and deepened over the years . |
29 | However the very quirks and obscure family traditions which have accrued over the years can intimidate newcomers . |
30 | Has your view of Harlow changed over the years ? |