Example sentences of "[vb pp] 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 | The National Trust is responsible for the care and upkeep and the old wooden gutters have been repaired over the years . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | His superb physical shape has been honed over the years by a practical approach to food and exercise . |
| 12 | His instincts , honed over the years as he lived continuously on the threshold of danger , warned him that things were about to change . |
| 13 | These stylistic differences have gradually eroded over the years , and today regional divisions have all but disappeared . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The allowances were varied over the years to take account of inflation , but were never particularly generous . |
| 17 | While the race covered approximately 1000 miles , the route varied over the years but maintained Brescia as its base . |
| 18 | The party 's fortunes varied over the years . |
| 19 | The choice between lignocaine and bretylium has varied over the years , with comparative trials showing no difference in outcome between the two agents . |
| 20 | The differences between those consequences have themselves varied over the years : the current position is set out at 15.11 . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've got nothing to show for what I 've won over the years , ’ a distraught Florrie said . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | However the very quirks and obscure family traditions which have accrued over the years can intimidate newcomers . |
| 24 | Housed together under one roof from the early 1800s , and arranged and rearranged over the years ( but always with the Elgin Marbles at the centre ) , the collection was the raw material from which scholars wrought theories of the ‘ Progress of Antiquity ’ that culminated with the Ancient Greeks or , in direct opposition , that of cultural relativity accepted today . |
| 25 | In total the bungalow 's size has probably been quadrupled over the years with various extensions added when needed . |
| 26 | Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that his approach to the Eighth Symphony has broadened and mellowed over the years , losing in the process much of its Russian accent and instead seeking out more refined , more purely musical nuances . |
| 27 | ‘ I suppose we 've mellowed over the years , ’ said Iain . |
| 28 | All the careful protections she 'd built over the years ? |
| 29 | Ivars has built over the years a series of light aircraft , most employing a faithful Cirrus Minor I engine . |
| 30 | Our order book in the Middle East reflects the first-class reputation Wimpey has built over the years for the scope of its expertise and excellence of its workforce . |