Example sentences of "over [art] [num ord] [adj] months " in BNC.
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1 | He estimated that inflation had risen by 25 per cent over the first eleven months of 1989 and that the dinar had lost 50 per cent of its value since October 1989 . |
2 | Over the first nine months of 1922 money taxes reached on average a mere 3 per cent of the pre-war level in real terms . |
3 | There will inevitably be some changes , some leads swapping about , some instant titles as yet unknown , but in the main , after my quick skim over the first four months , I have attempted to give you an overall picture of what will undoubtedly be a very busy year . |
4 | And Stena Sealink claimed that the total market had grown by a mammoth 39pc over the first four months of 1993 compared with the previous year . |
5 | The House may be interested to know that , because we were seeking to look at the effect of NHS management reforms over the first six months , we did not draw attention to the fact that the number of people who have been waiting for more than one year on in-patient lists is 37 per cent . |
6 | UK beer sales have fallen some 7 per cent over the first three months of this year , due to a combination of poor weather and recession . |
7 | Erm , the other thing is that in the Nuffield erm it sometimes er er in the , in the book er list , and sometimes it 's in the photocopy books , so you have to check both and if it 's a book that 's been erm not come into the library over the last fourteen months you 've er , you also need to check the erm Von Ryan catalogue . |
8 | ‘ The commission took into consideration their record over the past five years , ’ said Graham Kelly , the FA 's chief executive , ‘ but they also noted that they had taken steps to improve it over the last 18 months . ’ |
9 | The county 's young men are taking the charts by storm as a string of young dance bands from the area have rocketed to stardom over the last 18 months . |
10 | Drummond and Cauty are reportedly ‘ worn out ’ after producing six hit singles and the Number One ‘ White Room ’ LP over the last 18 months . |
11 | It was a simple , but very pertinent observation and re-emphasised that over the last 18 months or so the All Blacks have been steadily squeezed in the nutcracker of their own ambition . |
12 | I presume you have access to the various briefing papers we have circulated to branches over the last 18 months or so . |
13 | I gather that he 's got himself together over the last 18 months and it has certainly paid off . |
14 | ‘ None of the GPs I have spoken to has noticed any worsening in operation waiting times over the last 18 months . ’ |
15 | Walter Smith 's team have lost only six matches over the last 18 months , covering 74 league fixtures . |
16 | The man was questioned by officers working on Operation Mountbatten — the police hunt for the so-called Horse Ripper who has carried out almost 30 attacks over the last 18 months in Hampshire and surrounding counties . |
17 | About 30 horses have been attacked over the last 18 months in Hampshire and surrounding counties . |
18 | Whilst building society interest rates have halved over the last 18 months or so , annuity rates have not fallen anything like as much , because they depend upon the rates on long-term bonds . |
19 | In London , demand for our Home Care services doubled over the last twelve months . |
20 | If your particular interest in the aquatics hobby is catfish then you have had a bumper year , for over the last twelve months various different catfish especially Corydoras and Plecs have been appearing , that are both new to the hobby and beautiful . |
21 | Well done to … the Leeds branch of The Guild of Hairdressers who have been raising money over the last twelve months for the Children 's ’ Wing at the Seacroft Hospital . |
22 | I have you and all at your magazine to thank for your support , but listening to the troubles of fishkeepers on the telephone and when meeting them over the last twelve months I am left in no doubt that there is a vast array of undetectable contaminants in our tapwater , apart from just chlorine , which consistently depress fish condition and render them less able to resist stress and infection . |
23 | What the shift over the last twelve months confirms is this : there 's no point in sitting around and moaning . |
24 | I have observed a considerable ‘ sea change ’ in environment NGO / Government relations over the last twelve months . |
25 | But over the last twelve months the trickle of disclosures , has grown into a river of revelations . |
26 | Colleagues , er since we meet in Portsmouth , let me begin by pinning my colours firmly to the mast and acknowledging that the one issue that will dominate my comments here this morning , alluding to anything else in the time that 's allocated to me , in moving my report I think would simply not reflect my activities on your behalf over the last twelve months . |
27 | The C E C have had twelve months , the sections have been up and running , they should have learnt from the experiences over the last twelve months because all that they 've done is presented us with the same document with the exclusion of the one issue of the two year conference . |
28 | I promised in my five minute address last year that I would be a listener and I 've already listened to many of your views over the last twelve months and indeed today . |
29 | Erm , I would like to close by saying that erm I just thought it would be just a nice idea that I would invite any of you members of the Council and wives who have n't got anything else to do on Christmas morning , if you fancy popping up to my house for a glass of sherry or whatever , just on a casual basis as a little thank you for what you 've done over the erm over the last twelve months , I extend that invitation to you all and District Councillors if they wish to come and I would like to say , on behalf of the Council , that I hope you all have a , this is the last full meeting , and to everybody here I hope you have a very nice happy peaceful Christmas and I hope we all go into the new year with renewed vigour . |
30 | Erm , I was going to mention , as Rob has done the increase in new complaints , which I think is somewhat welcome erm , we 're still taking a long time from the averages over the last twelve months , I think that 's just reflecting being out some days over the ones you 've been talking about , er , we 're down on actual stage one equipments in the month erm , we 're not quite sure why that is , mm it 's just the way things have panned out . |