Example sentences of "[adv] for over [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The total number of books published in the UK has been rising relentlessly for over 10 years , but 1993 should herald a change in strategy from major publishers : Random House , HarperCollins and Reed Consumer Books are among companies to have announced that they are substantially reducing the number of titles that they will be publishing in 1993 . |
| 2 | The canteens will start serving meals by Easter , catering eventually for over 800 people . |
| 3 | The search for Louise Butler had been going on for over two days . |
| 4 | Well if she gets here at quarter past seven and three hours is quarter past ten , and she 's supposed to be at the Penny Farthing at nine o'clock , so you know , I , I do n't feel as though we are you know getting erm our money 's worth from her at the moment , erm also erm she told me in the beginning that this was only go on was going on for about six weeks , well it has now been going on for over eight weeks and she now says that erm she does n't know how longer it 's going on for and I think she is just erm stalling us . |
| 5 | and he 'd been a Liverpool councillor off and on for over fifty years . |
| 6 | Her admirer had already been bound over to keep the peace after being arrested on her doorstep , and his unwelcome attentions had been going on for over six years . |
| 7 | The troubles are going on for over 20 years and the NI Office is doing very little about it , so it could go on for another 20 years . |
| 8 | He 's been in the business a long time but believe it or not this is the first time he 's been inside for over twenty years . |
| 9 | Barings nearly want down for over twenty million . |
| 10 | For shrews live as long as 1.5 years , while many elephants plod along for over 50 years . |
| 11 | Rather than emulate the original , Kaiser and his cronies turn David 's innocent little rebellious rocker into a full blown free-form jazz improvisation piece that chugs along for over 12 minutes . |
| 12 | Jahsaxa swept into the tasteful reception room she 'd been keeping Roirbak and Tammuz waiting in for over half an hour . |
| 13 | Dunedin House was built by the surgeon J. S. Land in the mid 19th century , and lived in for over 50 years this century by the late Dr Cripps , Medical Officer of Health for the Holderness area . |
| 14 | At this time of day , however , when law and equity have been joined together for over 70 years , principles must be reconsidered in the light of their combined effect . |
| 15 | They worked together for over three years before they fell in love . |
| 16 | On 30 November 1766 , having been away for over three years , the Mozarts returned to Salzburg . |
| 17 | ‘ He has n't been downstairs for over five years . |
| 18 | The dangers of too close inspection are obvious , and Long Kin West especially calls for caution : this hole descends vertically for over 500 feet from a rock bridge across its top carrying a track from Cold Cotes on the old road . |
| 19 | HAREWOOD HOUSE , the Lascelles family home for over 200 years , is an architectural masterpiece . |
| 20 | Josiah , the father of Benjamin Franklin , was born in the Northamptonshire village of ECTON , which had been the Franklin family home for over 300 years . |
| 21 | That led , therefore , to Princess Elizabeth being received as Queen , and like her father , she had a scholarly mind ; also she had some exceptional advisers , including William Cecil , Lord Burghley , who became her Secretary of State and served her loyally for over forty years . |
| 22 | A reader called to say she had a postcard dated 1910 which showed the fire with a notice saying : ‘ This fire has n't been out for over 200 years . ’ |
| 23 | Bile sampling at the time of endoscopic or percutaneous cholangiography , with subsequent cytological examination , has been carried out for over 20 years . |
| 24 | Now the District Council have taken a lot of money off this town , over the market stalls now , for a number of years , and I believe if they 're going to do a scheme like this which has been going on now for over eight years , it should be done all in one go . |
| 25 | Autocover , our Motor Insurance Scheme has been in operation now for over eleven years . |
| 26 | The oarsmen and women have been training now for over 3 months to reach the peak of stamina and fitness that could bring victory in the longest raft race in the world . |
| 27 | Yamaha 's factory in Kaohsiung has been building guitars now for over twenty years … |
| 28 | I have been metal detecting now for over twenty years , and in that time have owned and tested many detectors . |
| 29 | This would require a great deal of organisation to ensure compatibility of all the units involved , but ICAO did a similar thing many years ago with ILS air and ground equipment and that has been working successfully now for over thirty-five years . |
| 30 | He has been there now for over ten years . |