Example sentences of "[been] carried [adv prt] over [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Investigations into the activities of this particular gang had been carried out over a very long period and they had been kept under constant surveillance by our officers who were thus able to feed us all the necessary information towards a successful interception . |
2 | More repairs have been carried out over the years — the most recent and probably most rewarding is the cleaning , repointing and replacing of stonework — all done by one of the parishioners . |
3 | Mobilisations , deployments and manoeuvres have been carried out over the years to discourage resistance to Communist takeover ( Czechoslovakia 1948 ) , to block undesired contacts with West Berlin ( 19 separate occasions , including two seizures of West Berlin territory ) , to apply pressure in negotiations ( Norway and the Barents Sea ) , and to mask intentions in crisis ( Czechoslovakia 1968 and Poland 1981 ) . |
4 | At the beginning of the month it was announced that of 1,760 extremist attacks in the period from the beginning of January to Nov. 8 , 1992 , 1,000 had been carried out over the previous two months . |
5 | ‘ I think that is a just reward for the work which has been carried out over the two years following our restructure . |
6 | Maintenance and improvement works have been carried out over the past few months resulting in the first Sunday train leaving at 5pm . |