Example sentences of "have [vb pp] over the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | As communication between Chinese Christians and Christians from around the world has grown over the last few years , the need for a regular English language update of information on Church life in China at all levels has been expressed in many quarters . |
| 2 | ‘ I am delighted that they are doing so well in Darlington and that the company has expanded over the last few years . ’ |
| 3 | Unlike most manufactured goods , however , the real price of most services has increased over the last few decades . |
| 4 | One of the reasons why the range of special paints has diminished over the last few years is that ordinary paints and primers are so good . |
| 5 | The fresh , country look has evolved over the last few years as people have begun to paint wooden units and replace solid doors with glazed doors to create a lighter atmosphere . |
| 6 | In some areas the precise details of the ban coverage has changed over the last few years and climber are requested to check that they re aware of these updates . |
| 7 | Simon Griffiths , a hospital spokesman , said last night : ‘ Mrs Barnett 's general condition has improved over the last few hours and her liver is functioning well . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Anything could have happened over the last few days . ’ |
| 9 | it seems to have changed over the last few years |
| 10 | Matt wanted to know how her parents had fared over the last few years , and as we were about to leave the table he asked her to stay and tell him about them . |
| 11 | Turning to the specific task on hand , he commended the gas turbine division as a whole for the great strides it had made over the last few years and stressed the important role that LTS had played in the division 's growth . |
| 12 | It was Christmas Eve and Agnes had wondered over the last few days if she had heard aright on the night she had gone to the closet , because the next morning her father had come blithely into the kitchen and said , ‘ Your mother is having a lie-in this morning ; take her a cup of tea along and a bit of toast . |
| 13 | Yet she had to admit he had changed over the last few days . |
| 14 | After all , this hundred young women have all benefited from the open , healthy , society that 's developed over the last few decades , or have they ? |
| 15 | We have noticed over the last few months at Cadogan Travel seem to be noticeably more expensive than the other travel agents used by Christian Aid . |
| 16 | Everything has obviously been well prepared both technically and musically ( not the remotest suspicion of a studio run-through ) , and the orchestra sound really fired up , which is more than one can say about a disturbingly large number of recordings which have emerged over the last few years ! |
| 17 | This is the kind of thing that we really ought to be addressing because this actually addresses the safety of people in this county , not only the safety of people , this addresses the safety of property as well and there 's no disagreement about the fact that this enormous development that 's happened over the last few years in an area where you 've got a regular traffic snarl-ups mean that you have got a potential disaster there on your hands and we 're jolly lucky we have n't any more serious incidents than we 've had already and so I can see no reason why these two mo these two amendments should n't both happily be accepted though I 'm very cynical about the number of times we 've spent the airport money already and sooner or later we 've obviously got to actually seriously address that but the important thing is that we do all take it seriously and it seems that we all do now take it seriously . |
| 18 | I know that the hon. Gentleman has a considerable understanding of education issues and will realise that all the independent evidence suggests that the problems have worsened over the last few years . |
| 19 | I hope and pray that you will win — God willing , you will because you have all the ability in the world — but I have discovered over the last few days that there are people prepared to go to great lengths to stop you . |