Example sentences of "[noun pl] had [verb] [adv] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Things had changed dramatically over the last few years , ’ he said . |
| 2 | At the same time , the company 's interests had spread all over the world , far beyond the milk-round set up by his father . |
| 3 | Labour leaders had done well over the past few years to present themselves in Washington as solid members of the alliance and as social democrats more than socialists . |
| 4 | A survey published by the European Community ( EC ) European Environment Agency on Nov. 9 , 1989 , concluded that the general health of forests within the EC 's 12 member states had deteriorated substantially over the past 10 years . |
| 5 | Channel shares had varied somewhat over the years , quite apart from the changes caused by the introduction of BBC2 and Channel 4 ( Table 6.18 ) . |
| 6 | For years before his death rumours had spread all over the Dales that put his rude good health and longevity to dealings with the Devil and pointed to his long canine teeth as evidence of vampirism . |