Example sentences of "[vb past] [be] [verb] over the previous " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1962 H. H. Hess , of Princeton University in the USA , published a radical explanation for much of the geological data that had been accumulating over the previous decade or so . |
| 2 | Chaovalit 's entry to government was expected to raise the prestige of the administration which had been beset over the previous year by a series of corruption scandals and labour disputes . |
| 3 | In it , Ptolemy summarized much of the scientific knowledge which had been amassed over the previous centuries . |
| 4 | Although lacking a formal programme , Fujimori had rejected " shock " adjustments at a time when he claimed that the buying power of the majority of people had been halved over the previous year and that the needs of the poorest sectors had still to be met . |
| 5 | It was suggested that too much VAT had been claimed over the previous two years . |
| 6 | It was suggested that too much VAT had been claimed over the previous two years . |
| 7 | They stated that 27,000 million Saudi riyals ( approximately US$8,000 million ) had been spent over the previous seven years to improve facilities for pilgrims . |