Example sentences of "over years " in BNC.
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| 1 | This plant is a hybrid which has evolved over years of cross breeding with the Sinningia speciosa from Brazil . |
| 2 | ‘ It can not be done overnight , but when we look at all our successful neighbours in Europe , we know it can be done over years , so not only do we have an economy in which we all have confidence , a society in which we can all be at ease , and a country of which we can all be proud , but our children can have the benefit too , ’ he said . |
| 3 | It is , however , impossible to separate out processes acting at different scales and over different periods : a single volcanic eruption lasting hours or days sometimes leads to dust and gas being ejected into the atmosphere over a period of months and this in turn may lead to global climatic fluctuations over years or decades . |
| 4 | Lastly , again does it not occur to us that niggardly education provision over years has contributed to a level of national vulgarity , taste , social behaviour virtually unacceptable in the modern world ? |
| 5 | They have been there over years and many of the established patterns of reaction are demanding to be looked at . |
| 6 | Over years of practical experience , Stephen has evolved a tried-and-tested strategy guaranteed to make the most studio-shy newcomers sound spot-on . |
| 7 | I disagree with Neil about the gutter press : it was the liberal media that did the real damage , over years not days . |
| 8 | But at Transworld , which publishes Miss Steel in Bantam hardback and Corgi paperback , marketing director Larry Finlay says : ‘ Barbara Cartland 's sales date back over years and years and years . |
| 9 | But your daughter has been consistently betrayed over years . |
| 10 | Now was our chance to learn some of those useful tips which have to be omitted from their pages and which a really experienced bird watcher acquires for him/herself over years of serious looking and listening |
| 11 | On behalf of the 400 men from Sherwood who work at Gedling , I thank my hon. Friend for his endless time and effort , not only during the past few weeks but over years , to keep that colliery open . |
| 12 | Perhaps we do not face immediate revolution , but our danger , seen over years , is worse . |
| 13 | The champions of optimum treatment irrespective of age point to the surprising number of years of expected life even at advanced ages ( for example , about 5 years for a healthy 87-year-old American woman ) and to moral entitlements accrued over years of work , tax paying , family rearing , and possibly military service . |
| 14 | Previously , companies in violation of rules on labelling were able to prolong negotiations over years . |
| 15 | He says the precinct should have been covered over years ago . |
| 16 | Deliberately low-key , they have let their music do the talking for over years . |
| 17 | Before that there was a string of flops stretching back over years ( ‘ Police Academy 4 ’ and ‘ King Solomon 's Mines ’ would have ended most careers ) . |
| 18 | ‘ Two of our employees have worked for over years at this location , Briege Mullan and Arlene Beckett . |
| 19 | Footnotes to a table may indicate inconsistencies ( over years , for example ) due to changes of definition . |
| 20 | Find the frequency distribution over years of study in 1991 . |