Example sentences of "over the past " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beyond aspects of redistribution , almost all classes of the community showed a picture of greater affluence and comfort over the past thirty years . |
| 2 | The subject was a book I had just published on the history of the world over the past 60 years . |
| 3 | Thailand , with one of the fastest growth rates in the world over the past 25 years , has also seen one of the most rapid declines in fertility , leading to better health and education for the country 's children . |
| 4 | Those who have seen the San Francisco 49ers ' Jerry Rice perform over the past eight years have been tempted to call him the most dangerous wide receiver in NFL history . |
| 5 | I know that it has been hard to make ends meet over the past two years . |
| 6 | I reckon over the past two years I 've probably lost about £8,000 with being at home , in lost earnings . |
| 7 | Therefore , it is fair to ask why we are so keen on public transport if all experience over the past decade or so shows a fall in rail and bus passenger services and traffic in rural areas and in cities . |
| 8 | ‘ Hope that you 'll finally understand what I 've been trying to let you know over the past few days without frightening you away by putting it into words . |
| 9 | increase over the past two years within Wakefield district . |
| 10 | Well over 400 individual environmental measures have been taken over the past 12 months to deliver our commitments , ranging from telephone helplines for those concerned about air quality to major international agreements on new standards for cars and water . |
| 11 | Kerin , 53 , a trained economist , was reputed to be more flexible than his fiscally conservative predecessor , but he quickly sought to reassure the business sector that there would be no change in Treasury policy , stating that it was important to preserve " all the benefits of the hard decisions " taken over the past few years . |
| 12 | What has been the subject of radical , almost revolutionary , change over the past decade or so has not been the civic culture but the perceptions of that culture . |
| 13 | Every county in the Central South Region has seen more than four thousand jobs disappear over the past year . |
| 14 | Swales , the target for much of the fans anger over the past few weeks , is likely to resist Lee 's offer . |
| 15 | Surprisingly , the results of this third census in Leicestershire show that the proportion of older people in some form of residential care increased little over the past decade . |