Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] over [art] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two features of the British economy which have become especially noteworthy over the years 1980-85 are the very rapid rise in unemployment and the continued rise in real wages ( ie wages after allowance for price changes ) . |
| 2 | ( In the penal field , this would appear to be true of the Home Office which has been largely successful over the years in getting its strategy of ‘ penological pragmatism ’ implemented : see Chapters 1 and 10 ; Bottoms , 1990a ; and Fitzgerald and Sim , 1990 . ) |
| 3 | The relationship of the media and public relations has slowly grown more professional over the years . |
| 4 | The publicity he 's had has been a lot more extensive over the years erm so I think he 's certainly more of a household name than myself . |
| 5 | His oil paintings , however , seemed to grow more splodgy over the years . |
| 6 | The fund should build up tax-free over the years so there will be enough in the kitty for the grandchild to buy his or first property between the ages of 20 and 30 with an interest-only mortgage . |
| 7 | The overall success rate has remained fairly constant over the years at about one in five cases . |
| 8 | And erm it was we looked at one hospital and quite clear over the years , but there was an internal leak somewhere . |
| 9 | Do you think , speaking personally , that er management felt quite comfortable over the years , er more comfortable with er being round a table with stewards ? |
| 10 | But what we have to bear in mind of course er the f financial propriety of this council would in a sense have been very easy over the years if the labour party previously had trimmed its budget according to what we could all afford . |
| 11 | Peter Shillinglaw , secretary of New Brighton Lifeboat which had to go into action a few times , said : ‘ I can not help but think the organisers of this race have been very , very lucky over the years . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I think we may have been too good over the years , ’ observed their wicketkeeping Vicar . |
| 13 | The wind has battered this aviary a lot and the wire needs replacing — in fact , when I can afford it I 'm going to knock it down and build a new one , but it 's been very useful over the years . |
| 14 | Yes , I mean it 's quite clear grass cutting is one of those issues which has been very vexatious over the years and I 'm sure it will continue to be so . |
| 15 | But I can tell you this : she and I became very close over the years . |
| 16 | The tail installation requirement of flight recorders has proved very beneficial over the years but the stringent crash protection requirements remain in force . |