Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb pp] over the years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the 1950s , £16 billion has been spent on nuclear research and development , which is equivalent to a one and a quarter pence tax on each unit of nuclear electricity produced over the years . |
| 2 | The second course is to write the history of the local organisation from general knowledge gleaned over the years , and to send this to the leader , or committee , for comment . |
| 3 | ‘ I may even recover my northern accent lost over the years spent away , ’ he said . |
| 4 | The similes usually used to describe the stylistic hybrid produced over the years by the Cuzco painters — the ‘ melding ’ , or ‘ blending ’ , or the ‘ intricate amalgamation ’ of European and indigenous traditions to produce an art of ‘ Byzantine richness and splendour ’ — obviously belies the violence of events . |
| 5 | No , it 's the realisation that you 're alone at last , all that emotional energy expended over the years and where 's it got you ? |