Example sentences of "[verb] over [art] [adj] few decades " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , it seems likely that what will emerge over the next few decades will be two parallel systems : one with large offshore windmills , wave power generators and tidal barrages providing electricity for the grid ; the other more decentralised , with solar and biomas providing heat on a small scale local basis , coupled with small windmills , water mills and turbines in rivers and streams providing electricity in certain mainly rural areas . |
| 2 | What happened over the next few decades is not clear , but it seems likely that the fulling mills were dismantled and by 1801 , Stratford Mills were advertised for sale , solely as a corn mill . |
| 3 | Although warming has been detected over the last few decades , scientists claim that not enough is known about the natural temperature variations of the region to be able to come to any conclusions . |
| 4 | After all , this hundred young women have all benefited from the open , healthy , society that 's developed over the last few decades , or have they ? |
| 5 | Unlike most manufactured goods , however , the real price of most services has increased over the last few decades . |
| 6 | Besides , the temperature would continue to rise over the next few decades even if greenhouse gases stayed as they are , simply because the world is so slow to warm up , and has not yet responded to what is there already . |