Example sentences of "over the [noun pl] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps over the generations the interaction between a particular cultural context and the energy pattern at a place could build up a strong image or archetype . |
| 2 | Over the decades the Legion had developed its own style of soldiering . |
| 3 | Over the ages the traffic has flowed south from mainland China and Burma into Sumatra , Java and Borneo as well as north again as rising and falling sea levels and climate dictated . |
| 4 | Furthermore , whereas the House controls the ways it and committees are televised , it can exercise no editorial control over the ways the broadcasters use this material in their programmes , provided they comply with four specific guidelines . |
| 5 | Over the centuries the boundaries changed and new states emerged while others shrank . |
| 6 | Over the centuries the border has moved more than a little — for instance in 1917 , Alsace was part of Germany and during the last war it was again occupied by the Germans . |
| 7 | Over the centuries the Church of England has developed a complex set of laws to deal with internal matters , and deals with them in its own courts . |
| 8 | Over the centuries the title of Count has passed from family to family as old dynasties withered away , intermarried or perished in battle . |
| 9 | It had to come from some distance away since over the centuries the trees and bushes on both sides of the river had been lopped down . |
| 10 | Over the centuries the age of steam gave way to electricity , wooden casks changed places with metal kegs , horse drays yielded to motor lorries , barges to road tankers . |
| 11 | Composed variously of opus sectile ( marbles in a variety of geometric shapes ) , opus alexendrinum ( large slabs of precious oriental marbles ) and opus tessellatum ( pictorial designs made from tesserae , like mosaic ) , over the centuries the pavement has buckled into a surface far from level and has suffered from atmospheric pollution as well as wear and tear of daily use . |
| 12 | Mr Onanuga 's colleague , 25-year-old manager David Newton , who now admits he lied over the items the Chancellor was alleged to have bought — champagne and cheap cigarettes — was fired by Thresher . |
| 13 | so they refused to do it up , well the result was over the years the pot holes down to the sites got bigger and they 're so far off the road from |
| 14 | Over the years the Chalford Valley and surrounding area has housed many mills . |
| 15 | ‘ Over the years the players have done incredibly well from the national championships and have had higher prize money than a lot of international events , ’ said the SRA 's squash manager , Andrew Shelley . |
| 16 | ‘ Over the years the players have done incredibly well from the national championships and have had higher prize money than a lot of international events , ’ said the SRA 's squash manager , Andrew Shelley . |
| 17 | I have been sought redress for people damaged by the utilities , but over the years the Government have pushed my pleas to one side . |
| 18 | Over the years the exchange of engines between the 15″ gauge railways in England has become quite a feature of the little railway scene . |
| 19 | Over the years the Ponderosa has had some interesting and amusing yarns to tell . |
| 20 | Over the years the ASMF 's systematic investigation of the Köchel catalogue has left them relatively little time for Haydn . |
| 21 | ‘ Nearby there was an old hermit — Servanus , who became St Servanus — and he took in the child and over the years the child became his dearest friend , his Myn Ghu or Mungo . |
| 22 | Over the years the OCU became a truly cosmopolitan empire and hardly a month went by without a new uniform or flying suit making an appearance . |
| 23 | Over the years the committee has raised in excess of £17,000 for St. Gemma 's . |
| 24 | Over the years the Victor has not had the glamour or attention that has been bestowed on the Vulcan so I am seriously considering starting a Handley Page Victor Association . |
| 25 | Over the years the G M B has been a major part of our family life the night meetings sometimes being away from home the disputes I have been involved in you have shared them with me and listened to me , and because of my involvement you have always supported me . |
| 26 | Guided by his new-found friend , Charles studied Jung and also the work of economist and philosopher E. F. Schumacher , who wrote a book entitled Small Is Beautiful ; over the years the Prince has found many of the answers he was searching for . |
| 27 | Although there were aunts and uncles on the London stage somehow over the years the contact was lost and never re-established . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , over the years the curriculum has become increasingly regulated , in the face of concern about the need for reform — expressed with increasing regularity once James Callaghan 's Ruskin College ( ‘ Great Debate ’ ) speech in 1976 had acted as a catalyst for debate . |
| 29 | Over the years the Ladies ' Minutes , whilst complete , give no more than a glimpse of the main Club 's activity , but it can be deduced that clubhouse alterations were made in 1914 and again in 1920 at which period the course was also altered . |
| 30 | Over the years the ladies have raised several thousands of pounds for the RNLI and this year the total collection in a two- hour session amounted to almost £400 . |