Example sentences of "[art] years a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the years a small number of programmes have come from lesbians and gay men : the Scottish Minorities Group 's ‘ Glad To Be Gay ’ in 1976 , and coverage of the Clause 28 debate . |
| 2 | The Profitboss , whatever his job , builds up over the years a wide range of contacts to whom he gives assistance and with whom he exchanges information as well as completes mutually beneficial business deals . |
| 3 | It is true that over the years a few railway signalmen have been convicted of manslaughter for wrongful acts and omissions leading to fatal train crashes , but there is not the natural resort to the criminal law which is now a feature of road-traffic cases . |
| 4 | Over the years a niggling rivalry has been much in evidence between the two clubs , although Whaddon have progressed to a much higher standard of football . |
| 5 | Over the years a favourite quiz question was to name the scrum-halves who played with Jack Kyle . |