Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [prep] [art] years " in BNC.
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1 | The rates of both fatal and other accidents have fluctuated over the years and it is not possible to reach any conclusions concerning long-term trends in socio-economic differences . |
2 | Table 8.2 shows how the weights have altered over the years . |
3 | Their numbers have jumped over the years . |
4 | ‘ Diana 's insecurities about Camilla have developed through the years , ’ a friend revealed . |
5 | Their environments are locally various and the types are often divided from each other by the topography of the country , so that several different regional types have developed over the years . |
6 | They make their own glazes from finely ground rocks to recipes that they have developed over the years . |
7 | as so many of his colleagues have received over the years . |
8 | As a follow up to its advice on what not to wear to an interview ( see ACCOUNTANCY , September , p 21 ) , Robert Half recruitment consultants — obviously not snowed under with work at the moment — has joined forces with Accountemps to unveil some of the stranger CVs companies have received over the years . |
9 | The general conclusion that emerges from this chapter is that social policy has been a positive force in economic growth though not as powerful a force as some of its protagonists have claimed over the years . |
10 | I hope that he will also accept that Conservative Members have used the existing procedure to delay legislation which they have disliked over the years , which is why we want to change it . |
11 | All the money I have earned over the years has gone — in some cases I do n't why or where — but the fact is that at the age of 40 , I have no savings . |
12 | However the very quirks and obscure family traditions which have accrued over the years can intimidate newcomers . |
13 | The baskets of fruit behind the sink and hob were specially created to match the Villeroy & Boch china that the Mills have collected over the years . |
14 | We do appreciate you Steffi , for everything you have done over the years and for that special week in Brighton . |
15 | However small it was ( and whether it is just or not ) , I have felt over the years that the Halton experience has enabled me ( despite my background ) to bridge the gap between those far off days , and reaching the rank of sergeant pilot , and the mid-war years when , in a few months , there was swift passage through the roles of flight commander , squadron commander , staff officer and station commander . |
16 | The public appears unaware that departments have moved over the years from a production orientation , where individuals were matched to available services , to a marketing orientation where departments seek to establish customers ' needs through individual assessment and meet them individually by care management . |
17 | I have no doubt that dedicated woodturners everywhere would scoff at the idea of engineers ' lathes being used for woodturners , but when I think of the various moulds and patterns I have made over the years with comparative ease but which due to their intricacies could only have been made with extreme difficulty on a wood lathe — if at all . |
18 | One of my favourite photograph frames that I have made over the years is a 15-cm ( 6-in ) square piece of card , into the centre of which a heart-shape aperture is cut about 7. 5cm ( 3in ) high . |
19 | My doubts have grown during the years I have been thinking about and then writing this book , but for the moment I will concede that for many scholars and teachers a clarion-call to defend ‘ literature as literature ’ would prove rousing and timely . |
20 | Arthur Pearcy 's book US Coast Guard Aircraft Since 1916 is a history of the Guard comprising detailed descriptions of over 90 different types of aircraft that they have operated over the years , coupled with information on the designation systems and the colours and markings used by this fifth military air arm of the United States . |
21 | But I am going to having said that I will tell you of the few accidents that have occurred over the years , and one of them was mine in the early days when I was learning th the full size removal job . |
22 | It seems that we would be much better off if we spent money not on constructing a barrage but on cleaning up the various sewage works that I have castigated over the years . |
23 | Well , from what I have gleaned over the years , I would say that many women find it harder to accept an affair which had a strong emotional attachment . |
24 | The breed in Sweden was off to a tremendous start and from this position of strength , Swedish people have produced over the years some very good Rottweilers . |
25 | It is also evident from the available data that these differences have narrowed over the years . |
26 | We have marvelled over the years at the couples who , with very humble means , managed modest but lovely homes and were never financially embarrassed . |
27 | a reduction in men 's pensionable age is ruled out for the foreseeable future on grounds of cost … on the other hand , the government believes that raising the pensionable age for women would be unfair to women who have contributed over the years in the expectation of a pension at 60 . |
28 | I 'd also like to thank his parents for what they have contributed over the years to make him the person he is , supporting him through college , and also for making me such a welcome member of their family . |
29 | There is no reason to believe any of the raiders were aboard at the time , although two rumours have persisted through the years . |
30 | ‘ These are dishes we have adapted over the years to be vegan but are also the authentic tastes of , chiefly , Malaysia but Vietnam , Cambodia and Singapore as well , ’ Rex said . |