Example sentences of "[noun] over the previous [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I try to keep my diary clear and concentrate on collating and editing all the material that has been arriving in my in-tray over the previous weeks . |
| 2 | The French action followed the interception by customs officers over the previous weeks of about 20 German lorries carrying dangerous waste . |
| 3 | I should tell you that er , the budget really represents er , an increase in the availability of police resources over the previous years . |
| 4 | Having cost the University of Bristol a lot of money over the previous months , I thought I ought to try to put something back , so I got myself sponsored : part of the money was to go to the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council , and half to the newly-formed Bristol University Arthritis Research Group . |
| 5 | OLIVER rolled his eyes back , lit a cigarette and said that the very phrase common sense was a contradiction in terms , and if Man — at which point he pretended to be extremely embarrassed and correct himself to Man-or-Woman — if Man-or-Woman had relied upon common sense over the previous millennia we 'd all still be living in mud huts and eating frightful food and listening to Del Shannon records . |
| 6 | Rumours of his ill-health had cast gloom over the previous weeks , and his presence — on foot — brought great applause . |
| 7 | This gambit , drawing on the rapid growth of the science-based industries such as electronics , chemicals and nuclear power over the previous years , proved a successful means of unifying the party . |