Example sentences of "over the year [pron] have been " in BNC.

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1 Over the years we have been thankful to hear the BBC World Service in Chungking , Kuala Lumpur , Los Angeles , Guyana , Nigeria , Alaska and many other places — and that clear , calm statement of the news spoken with suave detachment in impeccable English has never ceased to satisfy .
2 They have provided a wonderful opportunity to get to know dolphins in the wild , and several of the females have given birth over the years they have been frequenting Monkey Mia , thus enabling study of their maternal care and child development .
3 Over the years they have been inducted into the Maori nation in New Zealand , a rare honour , have packed soccer stadiums in Uruguay and Chile which make Wembley look like a park pitch and have successfully led the way for numerous reggae bands to grab a slice of the American popular music market .
4 John Bratby R A A Retrospective , Gray Art Gallery , Clarence Road , Hartlepool ( Until April OVER the years they have been more than just good friends the Gray Art Gallery , in Hartlepool , and John Bratby , founder member of the ‘ Kitchen Sink School ’ , and , since 1971 , a full member of the Royal Academy .
5 Over the years there have been a number of fatal towplane accidents caused by gliders getting too high and jerking the towplane into a steep dive .
6 Over the years there have been innumerable accidents and incidents caused by the airbrakes opening in flight .
7 Over the years there have been a number of relief organists amongst whom are .
8 Over the years there have been a great number of electronic games concocted for the hobbyist , including one or two cricket games .
9 Over the years there have been a number of theoretical divisions of purchases into different groups , depending on the importance of the decision to buy .
10 Over the years there have been many studies of the effects of smoking on gastric secretion .
11 Over the years there have been many modifications in an attempt to simplify the tendering procedure and improve the difficulties of administration .
12 Over the years I have been able to spend many hours with individual singers .
13 So , Sir , I have been able to reflect on the inherent good sense of the people of Worcester over the years I have been privileged to be the Member for that constituency .
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